The Violence of Law
The Formation and Deformation of Gacaca Courts in Rwanda
'Lawfare' describes the systematic use and abuse of legal procedure for political ends which, in post-genocide Rwanda, contributed to the making of dictatorship. Jens Meierhenrich explains how and why Paul Kagame's Tutsi-led government in the period 1994-2019 learned to substitute law for war in its consolidation of authoritarian rule.
""Lawfare" describes the systematic use and abuse of legal procedure for political ends which, in post-genocide Rwanda, contributed to the making of dictatorship. Jens Meierhenrich explains how and why Paul Kagame's Tutsi-led government in the period 1994-2019 learned to substitute law for war in its consolidation of authoritarian rule"--
| Autor: | Meierhenrich Jens |
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| ISBN: | 9781108425391 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Cambridge Academic |
| Veröffentlicht: | 02.05.2024 |
| Untertitel: | The Formation and Deformation of Gacaca Courts in Rwanda |
| Schlagworte: | Constitution: government & the state Constitution: government and the state Constitutional & administrative law Constitutional law and human rights Human rights & civil liberties law LAW / Comparative LAW / Constitutional LAW / International LAW / Public POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African Public International Law Rwanda comparative law |
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