Rwanda: Recent History (2015)

Kaufman, Zachary D.; Clark, Phil

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Rwanda: Recent History (2015)

Africa South of the Sahara 2015, pp. 971-79 (Iain Frame, ed., Routledge, 2014)

9 Pages Posted: 13 Nov 2014 Last revised: 24 Nov 2014

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Zachary D. Kaufman

University of Florida Levin College of Law; Boston University - School of Law; Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law; University of Houston Law Center; Stanford Law School; Yale University - Law School; Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

Phil Clark

University of Oxford - Centre for Socio-Legal Studies

Date Written: 2014

Abstract

This updated annual book chapter — co-authored by Dr. Phil Clark and Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman and based on an earlier version by Dr. Thomas Ofcansky — concerns the recent history of Rwanda. This chapter is published in the 2015 edition of the series, “Africa South of the Sahara,” which is edited by Iain Frame and published by Routledge.

The chapter covers the following topics: - Hutu Ascendancy - Rebel Invasion and Political Upheaval - United Nations Intervention - Collapse of Civil Order and Genocide - RPF Offensives and the Refugee Crisis - The RPF Takes Power - Elections and the End of the Transitional Period - Post-Transitional Domestic Politics - Human Rights and Refugee Issues - Regional Concerns - International Relations

Keywords: Transitional Justice, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Belgium, France, Sudan, Darfur, Hutu, Tutsi, United Nations, UN Security Council, ICTR, Gacaca, Human Rights, Genocide, Refugees, Kigali, Arusha, Paul Kagame, African Union, Elections

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Kaufman, Zachary D. and Clark, Phil, Rwanda: Recent History (2015) (2014). Africa South of the Sahara 2015, pp. 971-79 (Iain Frame, ed., Routledge, 2014), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2522970