Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994

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Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark case before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda concerning the criminal responsibility of a senior Rwandan military officer for his role in the 1994 genocide.

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instanceOf ICTR case
international criminal case
appliedDoctrine command responsibility
individual criminal responsibility
characterizedAs landmark case of the ICTR
concernsEvent 1994 Rwandan genocide
concernsPerson Théoneste Bagosora
finding Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994
Théoneste Bagosora was a key civilian authority in Rwanda during the genocide
Théoneste Bagosora was responsible for crimes committed by forces under his authority
linked to: Théoneste Bagosora
heardBy International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
jurisdiction International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
legalIssue crimes against humanity
criminal responsibility for genocide
war crimes
party Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTR
Théoneste Bagosora
relatedTo Rwandan Armed Forces
assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana
roleOfAccused senior Rwandan military officer
significance addressed responsibility of senior military leadership for genocide in Rwanda
clarified standards for command responsibility in international criminal law
subjectMatter Rwandan genocide leadership responsibility
timePeriod 1994
tribunalSeat Arusha, Tanzania

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Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora notableFinding Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora finding Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora finding Théoneste Bagosora was a key civilian authority in Rwanda during the genocide
linked to: Bagosora exercised de facto authority over the Rwandan military after the president’s assassination in April 1994