Learning our lessons? The Rwanda Tribunal record on prosecuting rape

The Rwanda Tribunal was scheduled to complete its trial work by the end of 2008 and appeals by 2010. While it is now clear these deadlines will not be met,2 the Tribunal is beginning to wind down its operations and to plan for when it is no longer in existence. As part of that process, the Office of the Prosecutor (OtP) is starting to write the story of the Tribunal’s legacy. One aspect of that legacy is to determine the ‘lessons learned’ from its experiences of prosecuting sexual violence cases.