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• Title:
  Reconciliation Processes In Rwanda. The Importance of Tradition and Culture for Transitional Justice
• Creator:
  Myl, Małgorzata
• Description:
  In 1994, Rwanda suffered one of the worst genocides in history. It is estimated that up to 1,000,000 people were killed in the 100 days of mass slaughter. In 2019, 25 years after the atrocities, Rwanda and Rwandans are still involved in transitional processes aimed at rebuilding the country, handling the past crimes and, ultimately, achieving reconciliation. In the first part of the paper the significance of the reconciliation is elaborated. Reconciliation is often presumed to be one of the main goals for transitional justice and an essential element for rebuilding peace and security in post-conflict countries. It is also the process during which victims and perpetrators attain or restore a relationship and heal their trauma. In the second part of the paper, the importance of local tradition and cultures for transitional justice is discussed. The attention is paid to gacaca courts, reconciliation villages and umuganda, and to their roles in achieving reconciliation in Rwanda.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2020 Małgorzata Myl
• Date:
  2020.12.30
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion;
  Artykuł naukowy
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Przegląd Prawniczy Uniwersytetu im. Adam Mickiewicza; Vol. 11 (2020); 83-98;
  Przegląd Prawniczy Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza; Tom 11 (2020); 83-98;
  2450-0976;
  2083-9782
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ppuam/article/view/29575/26259
• Subject:
  Rwanda;
  reconciliation;
  gacaca courts;
  umuganda;
  reconciliation village
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ppuam/article/view/29575
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text