International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Ad hoc international criminal tribunal established for the prosecution of persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of Rwanda between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994. It may also deal with the prosecution of Rwandan citizens responsible for genocide and other such violations of international law committed in the territory of neighbouring States during the same period.

See International criminal Law; Individual criminal responsibility;

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Suggested readings

ARNOLD Roberta, “The Development of the Notion of War Crimes in Non-International Conflicts through the Jurisprudence of the UN Ad Hoc Tribunals”, in Humanitäres Völkerrecht, Vol. 3, 2002, pp. 134-142.
 
CISSÉ Catherine, “The End of a Culture of Impunity in Rwanda?: Prosecution of Genocide and War Crimes before Rwandan Courts and the International Crimininal Tribunal for Rwanda”, in YIHL, Vol. 1, 1998, pp. 161-188.
 
DUNGEL Joakim & SAUTENET Vincent, “Recent Clarifications of Superior Responsibility by International Criminal Tribunals”, in The Global Community Yearbook of International Law and Jurisprudence 2008, Vol. I, 2008, pp. 257-265.
 
HENZELIN Marc, “Les ‘raisons de savoir’ du supérieur hiérarchique qu’un crime va être commis ou a été commis par un subordonné. Examen de la jurisprudence des Tribunaux pénaux internationaux pour l’ex-Yougoslavie et le Rwanda”, in TAVERNIER Paul, Actualité de la jurisprudence pénale internationale à l’heure de la mise en place de la Cour pénale internationale, Brussels, Bruylant, 2004, pp. 108-125.
 
ICRC, “Special Issue: International Criminal Tribunals”, in IRRC, Vol. 88, No. 861, March 2006, 215 pp.
 
LATTANZI Flavia, “Crimes Against Humanity in the Jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda”, in FISCHER Horst (ed.), International and National Prosecution of Crimes Under
International Law, Berlin, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2001, pp. 473-504.
 
LAUCCI Cyril, “La responsabilité pénale des détenteurs de l’autorité : étude de la jurisprudence récente des tribunaux pénaux internationaux”, in L’observateur des Nations Unies, Vol. 6, 1999, pp. 142-165.
 
LAUCCI Cyril, “Juger et faire juger les auteurs de violations graves du droit international humanitaire – Réflexions sur la mission des Tribunaux pénaux internationaux et les moyens de l’accomplir”, in IRRC, No. 842, June 2001, pp. 407-439.
 
LAVIOLETTE Nicole, “Commanding Rape: Sexual Violence, Command Responsibility, and the Prosecution of Superiors by the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda”, in CYIL, Vol. 36, 1998, pp. 93-149.
 
LIBBY Sean, “Deffective [Effective] Control: Problems Arising from the Application of Non-Military Command Responsibility by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda”, in Emory International Law Review, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2009, pp. 201-230.
 
MAISON Rafaëlle, “Le crime de génocide dans les premiers jugements du Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda”, in RGDIP, Vol. 103/1, 1999, pp. 129-145.
 
MORRIS Virginia & SCHARF Michael P., The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Transnational Publishers, 2 vols., 1998.
 
NIANG Mandiaye, “Le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda. Et si la contumace était possible !”, in RGDIP, Vol. 103/2, 1999, pp. 379-403.
 
NSABIMANA Christian Garuka, “The Interpretation of the Concept of “Other Inhumane Acts” in Armed Conflicts by the ICTY and ICTR and its Impact on IHL and Human Rights Law”, in African Yearbook on International Humanitarian Law 2008, 2007, pp. 163-174.
 
NTANDA NSEREKO Daniel D., “Genocidal Conflict in Rwanda and the ICTR”, in NetherlandsInternational Law Review, Vol. 48/1, 2001, pp. 31-65.
 
POCAR Fausto, “Violence on Civilians and Prisoners of War in the Jurisprudence of International Criminal Tribunals”, in Anuário brasileiro de direito internacional = Brazilian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 2, No. 4, 2009, pp. 11-30.
 
SANNA Silvia, “La testimonianza dei delegati del Comitato internazionale della Croce Rossa davanti ai tribunali penali internazionali”, in Rivista di diritto internazionale, Vol. 84/2, 2001, pp. 394-419.
 
SCHABAS William, “The Crime of Genocide in the Jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda”, in FISCHER Horst (ed.), International and National Prosecution of Crimes Under International Law, Berlin, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2001, pp. 769-798.
 
SCHABAS William A., “Hate Speech in Rwanda: The Road to Genocide”, in McGill Law Journal, Vol. 46/1, 2000, pp. 141-171.
 
THORNTON Brenda Sue, “The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: A Report from the Field”, in Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 52/2, 1999, pp. 639-646.
 
VAN DEN HERIK Larissa Jasmijn, The Contribution of the Rwanda Tribunal to the Development of International Law, The Hague, M. Nijhoff, 2005, 337 pp.
 
VERDIRAME Guglielmo, “The Genocide Definition in the Jurisprudence of the ad hoc Tribunals”, in ICLQ, Vol. 49/3, 2000, pp. 578-598.
 
WEMBOU DJIENA Michel-Cyr, “The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Its Role in the African Context”, in IRRC, No. 321, November-December 1997, pp. 685-693.
 
ZAKR Nasser, “Analyse spécifique du crime de génocide dans le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda”, in Revue de Science Criminelle et de Droit Pénal Comparé, No. 2, April-June 2001, p. 263-275.
 
ZAKR Nasser, “La responsabilité du supérieur hiérarchique devant les tribunaux pénaux internationaux”, in Revue Internationale de Droit Pénal, Vol. 73, 2002, pp. 59-80.
 
ZAKR Nasser, “La responsabilité pénale individuelle devant le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda”, in Revue
de Droit Pénal et de Criminologie, Vol. 1, 2002, pp. 55-74.
 
“International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda”, in Africa Legal Aid Quarterly, April-June 2001, 38 pp.
 
Reviews of case law
 
ADJOVI Roland & MAZERON Florent, “L’essentiel de la jurisprudence du TPIR depuis sa création jusqu’à septembre 2002”, in Actualité et Droit international, February 2002, http://www.ridi.org/adi.
 
ASCENSIO Hervé & MAISON Rafaëlle, “L’activité des Tribunaux pénaux internationaux pour l’ex-Yougoslavie (1995-1997) et pour le Rwanda (1994-1997)”, in AFDI, Vol. 43, 1997, pp. 368-402.
 
ASCENSIO [etc.], “L’activité des tribunaux pénaux internationaux (1998)”, in AFDI, Vol. 44, 1998, pp. 370-411.
 
ASCENSIO [etc.], “L’activité des tribunaux pénaux internationaux (1999)”, in AFDI, Vol. 45, 1999, pp. 472-514.
 
ASCENSIO [etc.], “L’activité des tribunaux pénaux internationaux (2000)”, in AFDI, Vol. 46, 2000, pp. 285-325.
 
ASCENSIO [etc.], “L’activité des tribunaux pénaux internationaux (2001)”, in AFDI, Vol. 47, 2001, pp. 241-282.
 
ASCENSIO [etc.], “L’activité des tribunaux pénaux internationaux (2002)”, in AFDI, Vol. 48, 2002, pp. 381-406.
 
BRADY Helen & GOY Barbara, “Current Developments at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals”, in Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2008, pp. 569-607.
 
 “Current Developments at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals”, in Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2003, pp. 197-225 / Vol. 1, No. 2, 2003, pp. 520-554 / Vol. 1, No. 3, 2003, pp. 703-727 / Vol. 2, No. 2, 2004, pp. 642-698 / Vol. 2, No. 3, 2004, pp. 879-909 / Vol. 3, No. 1, 2005, pp. 268-295 / Vol. 3, No. 2, 2005, pp. 485-513 / Vol. 4, No. 3, 2006, pp. 623-658 / Vol. 5, No. 2, 2007, pp. 544-580 / Vol. 5, No. 5, 2007, pp. 1175-1214 / Vol. 6,
No. 3, 2008, pp. 569-607 / Vol. 6, No. 5, 2008, pp. 1091-1123 / Vol. 7, No. 2, 2009, pp. 397-438 / Vol. 7, No. 5, 2009, pp. 1153-1196 / Vol. 8, No. 2, 2010, pp. 649-693 / Vol. 8, No. 5, 2010, pp. 1333-1380.
 
DAVID Éric, KLEIN Pierre & LA ROSA Anne-Marie (eds), Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda: recueil des ordonnances, décisions et arrêts 1995-1997, Brussels, Bruylant, 2000, 834 pp., également sur CD-Rom.
 
JONES John R.W.D., The Practice of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, Transnational Publishers, 1998, 376 pp.
 
LAURISTON Maymuchka, DE LOS REYES Charmaine & ADJOVI Roland, “ICTR in 2004 : Three Case Notes”, in Chinese Journal of International Law, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2005, pp. 203-218.
 
LING Yan, “The Work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 2002”, in Chinese Journal of International Law, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2003, pp. 655-665.
 
LING Yan, “The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Achievements and Activities in 2003”, in Chinese Journal of International Law, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2004, pp. 291-304.
 
MARGETTS Katharina & JANISIEWICZ Nicole, “Current Developments at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals”, in Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2009, pp. 397-438.
 
MARGETTS Katharina & HAYDEN Patrick, “Current Developments at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals”, in Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 7, No. 5, 2009, pp. 1153-1196.
 
MIRGUET Éric, “Le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda”, in Revue québécoise de droit international, Vol. 16.1, 2003, pp. 163-197.
 
MUNDIS Daryl A., “Current Developments at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals”, in Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2003, pp. 197-225.
 
MUNDIS Daryl A., “Current Developments at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals”, in Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2003, pp. 520-554.
 
MUNDIS Daryl A., “Current Developments at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals”, in Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2003, pp. 703-727.
 
MUNDIS Daryl A. & GAYNOR Fergal, “Current Developments at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals”, in Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2004, pp. 642-698.
 
MUNDIS Daryl A. & GAYNOR Fergal, “Current Developments at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals”, in Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2004, pp. 879-909.
 
MUNDIS Daryl A. & GAYNOR Fergal,, “Current Developments at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals”, in Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2005, pp. 268-295.
 
MUNDIS Daryl A. & GAYNOR Fergal, “Current Developments at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals”, in Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2005, pp. 485-513.
 
TAVERNIER Paul, “The Experience of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda”, in IRRC, No. 321, November-December 1997, pp. 605-621.