Ex-Rwandan Head of State Gets Life for Genocide Despite Plea

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Author: 

Bruce Zagaris

Date Published: 

Thursday, October 1, 1998

Volume: 

14

Issue: 

10

Pages: 

429-430

Subject Areas: 

Law of War
Genocide
International Courts

Geographic Identifier: 

Rwanda

Abstract: 

On September 4, 1998, the United Nations Tribunal for Rwanda sentenced Jean Kambanda, a former Prime Minister of Rwanda, to life in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide, despite his agreement to plead guilty and to testify against other high-ranking officials... [more]