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The UN's Moral Responsibility in the ‘‘Spill-Over’’ of Genocide from Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The UN's Moral Responsibility in the ‘‘Spill-Over’’ of Genocide from Rwanda to the Democratic... ∗ I. INTRODUCTION Politicians and academics are paying more attention to normative inquiries addressing how societies and states should account for past wrongdoing. Here, the struggle of South African society to come to terms with its racist apartheid regime springs to mind; in this sense, its Truth and Reconciliation Commission emerges as a landmark decision.1 An equally interesting example is the recent public apology by the Canadian government to Native Canadians; in a sad era in Canadian history, approximately 150,000 children were forced to attend state residential schools where they suffered abuse and where a systematic effort was made to eradicate local languages and traditions.2 This recent proclivity to scrutinise past wrongdoing has been diffused into international politics as well.3 In 1999, President Clinton offered an apology to the Guatemalan people for the US support of the right-wing government that systematically executed tens of thousands of rebels as well as native Mayan Indians during the ‘dirty war’ that lasted 36 years.4 ∗ ‘ is a PhD candidate in Politics at Queen’s University, Belfast. He is a Queen’s University scholar. His research interests focuses on truth-recovery and reconciliation initiatives in societies emerging from conflict. Currently he is exploring exhumations http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Journal of International and Comparative Law Edinburgh University Press

The UN's Moral Responsibility in the ‘‘Spill-Over’’ of Genocide from Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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∗ I. INTRODUCTION Politicians and academics are paying more attention to normative inquiries addressing how societies and states should account for past wrongdoing. Here, the struggle of South African society to come to terms with its racist apartheid regime springs to mind; in this sense, its Truth and Reconciliation Commission emerges as a landmark decision.1 An equally interesting example is the recent public apology by the Canadian government to Native Canadians; in a sad era in Canadian history, approximately 150,000 children were forced to attend state residential schools where they suffered abuse and where a systematic effort was made to eradicate local languages and traditions.2 This recent proclivity to scrutinise past wrongdoing has been diffused into international politics as well.3 In 1999, President Clinton offered an apology to the Guatemalan people for the US support of the right-wing government that systematically executed tens of thousands of rebels as well as native Mayan Indians during the ‘dirty war’ that lasted 36 years.4 ∗ ‘ is a PhD candidate in Politics at Queen’s University, Belfast. He is a Queen’s University scholar. His research interests focuses on truth-recovery and reconciliation initiatives in societies emerging from conflict. Currently he is exploring exhumations

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African Journal of International and Comparative Law – Edinburgh University Press

Published: Mar 1, 2011

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