Synopses & Reviews
In this highly authoritative book--the first of its kind--Kingsley Moghalu provides an engrossing account and analysis of the international political brinksmanship embedded in the quest for justice for Rwanda's genocide. Moghalu takes us behind the scenes to the political and strategic factors that shape a path-breaking war crimes tribunal and demonstrates why the trials at Arusha, like Nuremberg, Tokyo and the Hague, are more than just prosecutions of culprits, but also politics by other means.
Review
"The defining event for the international community at its moral worst in recent decades was surely the Rwanda genocide in 1994: a failure of civic courage at the highest and most solemn level of international responsibility. In 2004-05 in Darfur, the world seemed to be dishonouring, yet again, the pledge of 'never again'. But in the meantime the United Nations had set up an international tribunal to hold perpetrators of the Rwanda genocide criminally accountable. Kingsley Moghalu's book is an insider account of the workings and significance of the tribunal. In examining the strategic and political factors, both domestic and global, behind the quest for international justice in Rwanda, Moghalu argues that the very concept of justice is on trial. He makes a persuasive case that the tribunal has made a major contribution to the development of international humanitarian law."--Ramesh Thakur, United Nations University
"Kingsley Moghalu's book provides an extremely important addition to our understanding of how our world does and does not respond to genocide. Moghalu takes us through the political minefield in which the International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda was established and traces exactly how the Tribunal dealt with its major legal and political challenges. There are some tragedies here but also some heroes. It is an exceptionally well written and engrossing account."--Princeton N. Lyman, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow and Director of Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Synopsis
In Rwanda's Genocide, Kingsley Moghalu provides an engrossing account and analysis of the international political brinkmanship embedded in the quest for international justice for Rwanda's genocide. He takes us behind the scenes to the political and strategic factors that shaped a path-breaking war crimes tribunal and demonstrates why the trials at Arusha, like Nuremberg, Tokyo, and the Hague, are more than just prosecutions of culprits, but also politics by other means. This is the first serious book on the politics of justice for Rwanda's genocide. Moghalu tells this gripping story with the authority of an insider, elegant and engaging writing, and intellectual mastery of the subject matter.
Synopsis
An insider account of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
About the Author
Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu was Special Counsel and Spokesman of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. He has published widely on international affairs and international law in publications including the International Herald Tribune, Washington Post, New York Law Journal, Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) and The Guardian (Lagos), and has been frequently interviewed for CNN, BBC, The New York Times and other international media.
Table of Contents
The ‘Final Solution to ‘the Tutsi Problem * Send in the Lawyers: The Political Architecture of Justice * The Arusha Tribunal * Uncharted Waters: Judging Genocide * A Baptism of Fire: The Barayagwiza Affair * Carla Del Ponte ‘Axed * Hot Pursuit: Fugitives from Justice * Image and Reality: Perceptions of War Crimes Justice * The Impact of the Arusha Tribunal