Rwanda's Genocide : The Politics of Global Justice

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. 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. Introduction : Political Justice -- 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 -- Conclusion : The Impact Of The Arusha Tribunal. Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [209]-236) And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 List of Figures......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction: Political Justice......Page 14 1 The “Final Solution” to the “Tutsi Problem”......Page 22 2 Send in the Lawyers: The Political Architecture of Justice......Page 38 3 The Arusha Tribunal......Page 66 4 Uncharted Waters: Judging Genocide......Page 88 5 A Baptism of Fire: The Barayagwiza Affair......Page 114 6 Carla Del Ponte “Axed”......Page 138 7 Hot Pursuit: Fugitives from Justice......Page 166 8 Image and Reality: Perceptions of War Crimes Justice......Page 188 Conclusion: The Impact of the Arusha Tribunal......Page 214 Notes......Page 222 F......Page 250 N......Page 251 V......Page 252 The trial of war criminals is never just about atrocities. Kingsley Moghalu assesses the international actions being taken against Rwandans accused of genocide & shows how the international political brinkmanship manifest in this quest for justice differs little from other war crimes proceedings