Book contents
- The Violence of Law
- Reviews
- The Violence of Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Photographs
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II A Theoretical Framework
- Part III The Emergence of Lawfare
- Part IV The Evolution of Lawfare
- 5 Varieties of Gacaca; or: The Invention of Tradition
- 6 Violent Legalization
- 7 Lineages of Governmentality
- 8 The Supply and Demand of Law
- 9 The Marketing of Genocide
- Part V The Effects of Lawfare
- Part VI Conclusion
- Index
9 - The Marketing of Genocide
from Part IV - The Evolution of Lawfare
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2024
Book contents
- The Violence of Law
- Reviews
- The Violence of Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Photographs
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II A Theoretical Framework
- Part III The Emergence of Lawfare
- Part IV The Evolution of Lawfare
- 5 Varieties of Gacaca; or: The Invention of Tradition
- 6 Violent Legalization
- 7 Lineages of Governmentality
- 8 The Supply and Demand of Law
- 9 The Marketing of Genocide
- Part V The Effects of Lawfare
- Part VI Conclusion
- Index
Summary
Chapter 9 is an investigation of mythico-history, with a particular focus on the narrative construction of dictatorship. It tells a disturbing story of how and why, in post-genocide Rwanda, law became “a dramatically enacted thing.” To this end, the chapter analyzes the RPFs media campaign in support of the gacaca courts alongside its assault on international law.
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- The Violence of LawThe Formation and Deformation of Gacaca Courts in Rwanda, pp. 471 - 508Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024