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In searching for a methodology to resolve the vast number of genocide cases in the year of 1994 pending disposition, Rwanda has adopted a program called Gacaca, based on Rwanda's traditional customary dispute resolution system. Gacaca is one of the processes that Rwanda is utilizing to respond to the immediate need to move forward with genocide prosecutions, as well as deal with the long-term psychological need for national reconciliation and unity. Gacaca reinforces, but is not intended to replace, the formal justice system such as the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and domestic criminal courts. As a system rooted in Rwanda's traditions, Gacaca takes advantage of Rwandan cultural characteristics and capitalizes on a historical unity of the collective Rwandan experience. Gacaca also gives the Rwandan people an opportunity to take part in shaping their own country, and is restorative in facilitating community reintegration process that is seen as necessary in addressing the fundamental causes of the genocide. Gacaca is also an experiment in utilizing traditional or customary justice processes to address vast peace and reconciliation issues. Gacaca is an important experiment in the field of human rights, as Rwandan citizens make a proactive attempt to build a better future for the country through healing the conflict which was one of the largest human rights catastrophes in the world history. Therefore, Gacaca system will give us a key in dealing with the aftermath of both Korea's human rights disaster in the past (such as Geochang Occurrence, Nogun-ri Occurrence and 5.18 Pro-democracy Fighting) and two Koreas' unification in the future.
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Gacaca, Rwanda, Genocide, Reconciliation, Restorative Justice, Community Justice
