Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice Needs of Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence: Post-Genocide Justice and the Rwandan Gacaca Courts, (Hardcover)

<p><b><i>Justice Needs of Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence</i></b> examines the experiences of Rwandan victim-survivors during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, exploring their justice needs, how the gacaca courts addressed them, and implications for justice responses to sexual violence in other settings.</p><p>This book draws on interviews with twenty-three Rwandan victim-survivors to examine their hopes, motivations, and experiences having their cases tried by gacaca. Established to try genocide-related crimes, these courts combined restorative and retributive justice, setting them apart from conventional criminal justice and standard restorative justice practices. The victim-survivors' accounts form the foundation of this book, shaped by fifteen years of research and collaboration with practitioners and scholars, and by the perspective of a psychotherapist who counselled many of the participants. It introduces two key categories of justice needs: process-related and outcome-related. It evaluates how effectively gacaca addressed these justice needs and compares victim-survivor experiences across conflict, post-conflict, and peacetime contexts globally, highlighting commonalities and differences.</p><p><b><i>Justice Needs of Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence</i></b> makes a significant contribution across transitional, restorative, and criminal justice contexts, genocide studies, and sexual violence research. It offers practitioners, policymakers, and scholars a framework for understanding and responding to victim-survivor justice needs across diverse settings.</p>

• Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice Needs of Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence: Post-Genocide Justice and the Rwandan Gacaca Courts, (Hardcover)
• Author: Routledge
• ISBN: 9781032804057
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-10-02
• Page Count: 302