Includes bibliographical references and index.

The creation of the ICTR / Helen Hintjens -- Rwanda and the ICTR : facts and figures / Barbora Hol�a and Alette Smeulers -- Genocide / Payam Akhavan -- Crimes against humanity / Valerie Oosterveld -- War crimes / Felix Mukwiza Ndahinda -- Sexual violence / Anne-Marie de Brouwer and Usta Kaitesi -- Individual criminal responsibility / Kai Ambos and Stefanie Bock -- Investigations and case selection / Alex Odora-Obote -- Arrest and transfer / Christophe Paulussen -- Trial and appeal processes / George William Mugwanya -- The evidentiary system / Nancy Amoury Combs -- The rights of the defence / Caroline Buisman -- The rights of victims / Rosette Muzigo-Morrison -- Sentencing and penalties / Mark A. Drumbl -- The ICTR's elaboration of the core international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and modes of liability / Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow -- Contribution of the ICTR for Rwandans / Francois-Xavier Nsanzuwera.

"[This book is a] reference resource on this complex tribunal, established in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, which closed its doors on 31 December 2015. [It] provides an insightful account of the workings and legacy of the ICTR in the field of international criminal justice. Surveying and analyzing the contributions from different disciplinary angles, the [book] is comprised of four comprehensive parts. It begins with a detailed account of the establishment of the ICTR, covering the setting up of the tribunal, its mandate, structure and personnel. The second part explores substantive law and examines issues such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, sexual violence and modes of liability. The third part discusses procedural law and explores investigation, arrest, trial/appeal, evidence, rights of the accused, rights of victims and sentencing. It concludes with the fourth part, which considers the contribution of the ICTR to international criminal justice, as well as to the lives of Rwandans."--