Question 1

Gacaca trials were unable to modernize, and were ineffective at disposing of the backlog of 135,000 cases after the Rwandan genocide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which form of reparation seeks out measures providing social and medical care and legal services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restitution 
B)  Compensation 
C)  Rehabilitation 
D)  Satisfaction and guarantee of non-recurrence 
A)  Restitution 
B)  Compensation 
C)  Rehabilitation 
D)  Satisfaction and guarantee of non-recurrence

Question 3

Which of the following is true in regards to formal prosecutions in national courts or ad hoc international tribunals?

Accepted Answer

A)  They enhance the legitimacy of a new government 
B)  They provide focus for rebuilding and strengthening the local justice system 
C)  They provide a sense of empowerment for victims 
D)  All of the above 
A)  They enhance the legitimacy of a new government 
B)  They provide focus for rebuilding and strengthening the local justice system 
C)  They provide a sense of empowerment for victims 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

Where did the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda take place?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Congo 
B)  Switzerland 
C)  Tanzania 
D)  Rwanda 
A)  The Congo 
B)  Switzerland 
C)  Tanzania 
D)  Rwanda

Question 5

Early forms of transitional justice in Central and South America allowed public testimony.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following questions are typically asked when deciding whether an exception to prosecution should be pursued?

Accepted Answer

A)  Will reparation be made to the victims? 
B)  Will the chosen approach be likely to provide closure in the sense of victims believing they have received justice? 
C)  Will there be a commitment to adhere to other human rights obligations? 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Will reparation be made to the victims? 
B)  Will the chosen approach be likely to provide closure in the sense of victims believing they have received justice? 
C)  Will there be a commitment to adhere to other human rights obligations? 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

What is the process of excluding from public offices, or vetting for acceptability for appointment to public office, those involved in abuses under a former regime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lustration 
B)  Transitional Justice 
C)  Amnesty 
D)  Reconciliation 
A)  Lustration 
B)  Transitional Justice 
C)  Amnesty 
D)  Reconciliation

Question 8

Local communities should be a crucial part of every stage of the transitional process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Gacaca trials were unable to modernize, and were ineffective at disposing of the backlog of 135,000 cases after the Rwandan genocide.

Which form of reparation seeks out measures providing social and medical care and legal services?

Which of the following is true in regards to formal prosecutions in national courts or ad hoc international tribunals?

Where did the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda take place?

Early forms of transitional justice in Central and South America allowed public testimony.

Which of the following questions are typically asked when deciding whether an exception to prosecution should be pursued?

What is the process of excluding from public offices, or vetting for acceptability for appointment to public office, those involved in abuses under a former regime?

Local communities should be a crucial part of every stage of the transitional process.

Introduction

Comparative Criminal Justice: Comparing Crime Across Countries

Systems of Law: Common Law, Civil Law, Socialist Law, Islamic Law, Indigenous Law

Policing

Courts and Criminal Procedure

Punishment

Juvenile Justice

The International Criminal Court

Transnational Crime

Human Trafficking Across Borders

Terrorism

Violence Against Women

Human Rights and Cultural Relativism: Female Circumcision and Child Soldiers

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Exam 8: Transitional Justice: Justice, Forgiveness, and Impunity

Gacaca trials were unable to modernize, and were ineffective at disposing of the backlog of 135,000 cases after the Rwandan genocide.

Which form of reparation seeks out measures providing social and medical care and legal services?

Which of the following is true in regards to formal prosecutions in national courts or ad hoc international tribunals?

Where did the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda take place?

Early forms of transitional justice in Central and South America allowed public testimony.

Which of the following questions are typically asked when deciding whether an exception to prosecution should be pursued?

What is the process of excluding from public offices, or vetting for acceptability for appointment to public office, those involved in abuses under a former regime?

Local communities should be a crucial part of every stage of the transitional process.

Introduction

Comparative Criminal Justice: Comparing Crime Across Countries

Systems of Law: Common Law, Civil Law, Socialist Law, Islamic Law, Indigenous Law

Policing

Courts and Criminal Procedure

Punishment

Juvenile Justice

The International Criminal Court

Transnational Crime

Human Trafficking Across Borders

Terrorism

Violence Against Women

Human Rights and Cultural Relativism: Female Circumcision and Child Soldiers

Filters