Prosecutor v. Ferdinand Nahimana

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:analyzes several months
gptkbp:appeal 2003
yes
upheld conviction
gptkbp:caseTypes gptkb:ICTR-99-52
gptkbp:chargingTime genocide
conspiracy to commit genocide
gptkbp:class criminal trial
gptkbp:commanded 25 years imprisonment
gptkbp:court gptkb:International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda
gptkb:ICTR
gptkb:Ferdinand_Nahimana
International Prosecutor
inciting violence through media
gptkbp:date 1998
gptkbp:historicalContext Rwandan Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prosecutor v. Ferdinand Nahimana
gptkbp:impact media regulation
gptkbp:internationalClassification increased scrutiny of media
gptkbp:internationalRelations applied
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Ferdinand_Nahimana
gptkbp:judges 2003
2007
yes
guilty
survivors of genocide
gptkbp:legal_representation defense attorney
gptkbp:legalStatus Genocide Convention
first case addressing media's role in genocide
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arusha,_Tanzania
gptkbp:notableFeature legal scholars
media and genocide
media's role in incitement
gptkbp:outcome conviction
upheld by appeals chamber
gptkbp:precedent media accountability in conflict
gptkbp:profession journalist
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Rwandan_Genocide
gptkbp:research broadcasts inciting violence
gptkbp:significance landmark case in international law
gptkbp:tactics freedom of speech