Abstract
A transcript of an interview with Stephen Rapp by Linda Carter and Susana SáCouto. The interview took place on May 16, 2016 in Washington, D.C., and the transcript, which is represented here, has been reviewed and edited from the original audio version. During the interview, Rapp reminisces on interest in becoming involved with international prosecutions in the aftermath of ethnic cleansing in Kosovo; applying to vacant position at the ICTR while working as a federal proseutor in rural Iowa; process of recruitment as Senior Trial Atorney at the ICTR; presenting Bikindi indictment to Carla Del Ponte in The Hague before the arrival of Slobodan Milošević at the ICTY; impact of his prior experience as an American Trained-lawyer at the ICTR, and his experience as a prosecutor in Iowa bringing the first violence against women case. Rapp also discusses his selection as the lead prosecutor in the Prosecutor v. Barayagwiza, Naimana, and Ngeze ("Media") trial; the approach of the prosecutorial team against the three accused with incitement of genocide; building cases against "masterminds" of the Rwandan Genocide; interpreting the RTLM broadcasts as incitement of genocide; developing new approach to plea-bargaining; impact of Nuremberg on the development of international criminal law, and the future of international criminal justice.