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Justice In The Wake Of Genocide: The Case Of Rwanda, Madeline H. Morris
Justice In The Wake Of Genocide: The Case Of Rwanda, Madeline H. Morris
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
During three months in 1994, genocide was committed in Rwanda. Two years after those events, and notwithstanding efforts at both national and international levels to bring the perpetrators to justice, the first case has yet to go to trial
Jurisdiction, Definition Of Crimes, And Triggering Mechanisms, Christopher L. Blakesley
Jurisdiction, Definition Of Crimes, And Triggering Mechanisms, Christopher L. Blakesley
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The opportunity to create an international court that provides fair, equitable, and efficient justice is rare and important. It requires expertise in comparative and international law. Problems are serious, however. Failure to address the formidable problems could cause the Court to run a risk of failure that could be disastrous for international law, for the victims of the horrors that have occurred and that will occur, and for the world. Failure could come in at least two forms: (1) the Court could merely be a conduit for retribution after a pro-forma kangaroo court or (2) it will not have sufficient …