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1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in law and society
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Cambridge studies in law and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A history of clientelism in Rwanda -- The RPF : an unrivaled patron -- The mental map : shared expectations of rule -- The Gacaca Court : deciding innocence and guilt -- Confessions : surrendering the right to rule -- Denunciations : local space and local control -- Judges : political cooptation at the grassroots. |
| Summary |
This book shows how Rwanda's transitional courts that tried genocide crimes - the gacaca - produced social complicity and cemented authoritarian rule. It is unique for its in-depth investigation of the courts' legal operations: confessions, denunciation, and lay judging, and shows how targeted incentives such as grants of clemency, opportunities for private gain, and career advancement drew the masses into the orbit of the ethnic minority-dominated regime. Using previously untapped data, it illustrates how a decade of mass trials constructed a tacit patronage-driven relationship in which the interests of the citizenry became tied to the authoritarian elite that had discretionary power to grant or withdraw those benefits at will. The operation of law in individual behavior and authoritarian control presented in this volume will be of use to students and scholars in the social sciences, and practitioners interested in criminal law and transitional justice. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Front patriotique rwandais.
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Front patriotique rwandais. |
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Gacaca justice system -- Rwanda.
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Gacaca justice system. |
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Rwanda. |
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Genocide -- Rwanda.
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Genocide. |
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Reparation (Criminal justice) -- Rwanda.
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Reparation (Criminal justice) |
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Transitional justice -- Rwanda.
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Transitional justice. |
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Rwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1994.
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Judges -- Rwanda.
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Judges. |
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Authoritarianism -- Rwanda.
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Authoritarianism. |
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Rwanda -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
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Rwandan Civil War (Rwanda : 1994) |
| Chronological Term |
1994 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chakravarty, Anuradha, 1976- Investing in authoritarian rule 9781107084087 (DLC) 2015011190 (OCoLC)908250417 |
| ISBN |
9781316032121 (electronic book) |
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1316032124 (electronic book) |
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9781107084087 |
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1107084083 |
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9781316018804 (ebook) |
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1316018806 |
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9781107445963 (paperback) |
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