Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu

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Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:appeals_to upheld conviction
gptkbp:argued_on denial of charges
gptkbp:case_analysis gptkb:Rwandan_Genocide_trials
scholarly research
legal scholars
human rights law
gptkbp:case_impact_on_society awareness of genocide issues
gptkbp:case_impact_on_victims recognition of suffering
gptkbp:case_implications_for_justice accountability for war crimes
gptkbp:case_implications_for_law development of international law
gptkbp:case_law_reference ICTR jurisprudence
gptkbp:case_number court records
transcripts
ICTR-96-4
gptkbp:case_outcome influenced future international trials
precedent for future prosecutions
influenced national laws on genocide
gptkbp:case_proceedings public trial
gptkbp:case_significance set standards for future cases
first to prosecute sexual violence as genocide
gptkbp:case_study_focus genocide and sexual violence
gptkbp:casualties Tutsi population
gptkbp:clinical_trial approximately 2 years
gptkbp:consequences strengthened international criminal law
gptkbp:court gptkb:International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda
gptkb:Jean-Paul_Akayesu
gptkbp:criminal_charge gptkb:Holocaust
crimes against humanity
gptkbp:defendant's_nationality Rwandan
gptkbp:defendant's_role mayor of Taba
gptkbp:effective_date gptkb:2000
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Rwandan_Genocide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
gptkbp:impact influenced international law
gptkbp:international_relations transitional justice
gptkbp:international_response global awareness of genocide
gptkbp:judged_by September 2, 1998
guilty
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:International_Criminal_Court
appeal process
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Genocide_Convention
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:UN_Security_Council
landmark ruling
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rwanda
gptkbp:outcome conviction
gptkbp:precedent established definitions of rape as a form of genocide
gptkbp:sentence life imprisonment
gptkbp:significance first conviction for genocide by an international tribunal
first case to address sexual violence in genocide
gptkbp:witnesses eyewitness accounts
survivors of genocide
gptkbp:year gptkb:1998
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4