Violence of law, the: the formation and deformation of gacaca courts in rwanda
Auteur :
Meierhenrich, Jens
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108442282
Date de publication :
31 juil. 2025
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
'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.