Legitimacy Engineering in Rwanda's Transitional Justice: Integrated Judicial Mechanisms and an International Criminal Law Perspective

Key Points

• Transitional justice mechanisms aim to improve accountability through legitimacy engineering in Rwanda's system.
• The study identifies distinct judicial mechanisms that contribute to transitional justice and its perceived legitimacy.
• Analysis of integrated judicial mechanisms shows their role in promoting accountability under international criminal law standards.
• This framework may support further assessments of transitional justice systems globally, indicating effectiveness and gaps.