Rwandan Genocide: Taking Notes from the Holocaust Reparations Movement

Authors

Yael Weitz, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note examines the failure to provide adequate reparations to rape victims of the Rwandan genocide, drawing parallels with the Holocaust reparations movement. It argues that while international law has advanced in recognizing rape as a grave crime, the existing mechanisms, such as the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), have failed to deliver reparations. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is proposed as a potential solution, despite jurisdictional limitations, through cooperation with the ICTR to address the urgent needs of Rwandan rape victims.

Disciplines

Courts | Human Rights Law | Law | Law and Gender | Legal Remedies

Recommended Citation

Yael Weitz, Rwandan Genocide: Taking Notes from the Holocaust Reparations Movement, 15 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 357 (2009).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol15/iss2/7