The ICTR's "Media" Judgment and the Reinvention of Direct and Public Incitement to Commit Genocide
Author(s)
Zahar, Alexander
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2005
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In December 2003 the Tanzania-based United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) convicted three Rwandan radio and newspaper executives, Ferdinand Nahimana, Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza, and Hassan Ngeze, of direct and public incitement to commit genocide in 1994, sentencing them to life imprisonment. The ICTR's ''Media'' judgment marks a low point in international criminal justice, where the quality of decisions has fluctuated considerably.In December 2003 the Tanzania-based United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) convicted three Rwandan radio and newspaper executives, Ferdinand Nahimana, Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza, and Hassan Ngeze, of direct and public incitement to commit genocide in 1994, sentencing them to life imprisonment. The ICTR's ''Media'' judgment marks a low point in international criminal justice, where the quality of decisions has fluctuated considerably.
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Journal Title
Criminal Law Forum
Volume
16
Issue
1
Subject
Law not elsewhere classified
Law