PRACTICE DIRECTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT N° 002/2025 OF 03/09/2025 GOVERNING VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION | 002/2025 OF 03/09/2025 — Rwanda law | Esheria

PRACTICE DIRECTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT N° 002/2025 OF 03/09/2025 GOVERNING VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION

These Practice Directions set the procedure for victim-offender mediation in cases pending before the courts.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Regulation
Citation
002/2025 OF 03/09/2025
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
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These Practice Directions set the procedure for victim-offender mediation in cases pending before the courts. This article defines key terms used in the practice directions on victim-offender mediation. Victim-offender mediation applies only when the case is for an offence punishable by up to five years' imprisonment and the victim and accused both agree to participate. Victim-offender mediation does not apply in several excluded cases, including organized-crime offences, recidivist or habitual offenders, serious risks to justice or public order, and prior evasion of justice or noncompliance with earlier mediation agreements. A court may refer qualifying cases to victim-offender mediation. If the victim agrees, litigation is suspended; if mediation succeeds, the case ends.