Buch, Englisch, 387 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 649 g
The Dilemmas of Transitional Justice in Africa
Buch, Englisch, 387 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 649 g
ISBN: 978-1-84701-021-6
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
Offers fresh insights on the so-called 'justice versus peace' dilemma, examining the challenges and prospects for promoting both peace and accountability, specifically in African countries affected by conflict or political violence.
WINNER: 2011 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award
The chapters in this volume consider a wide range of approaches to accountability and peacebuilding. These include not only domestic courts and tribunals, hybrid tribunals, or the International Criminal Court, but also truth commissions and informal or non-state justice and conflict resolution processes. Taken together, they demonstrate the wealth of experiences and experimentation in transitional justice processes on the continent.
CHANDRA LEKHA SRIRAM is Professor of Human Rights at the School of Law, University of East London, United Kingdom. She is also the Chair of the International Studies Association Human Rights Section and consults on issues of governance and conflict prevention for the United Nations Development Programme.
SUREN PILLAY is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Studies at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, and a Senior Research Specialistin the Democracy and Governance programme of the Human Sciences Research Council.
Southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana & Namibia): University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
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Introduction: Transitional Justice & Peacebuilding - Chandra Lekha Sriram
Part I: Peace & Justice in Africa
Peace & the Politics of Justice in Africa - Yasmin Sooka
Inclusive Justice: The Limitations of Trial Justice & Truth Commissions - Charles Villa-Vicencio
Prosecute or Pardon? Between Truth Commissions & War Crimes Trials - Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu
Gender & Truth & Reconciliation Commissions: Comparative Reflections - Sheila Meintjes
Transitional Justice, Democratisation & the Rule of Law - Mireille Affa'a Mindzie
Part II: Truth & Reconciliation Processes
Peace versus Justice: Truth & Reconciliation Commissions & War Crimes Tribunals in Africa - Alex Boraine
Reflecting on the Sierra Leone Truth & Reconciliation: A Peacebuilding Perspective - Thelma Ekiyor
Peace versus Justice? A View from Nigeria - Mathew Kukah
A Path to Peace: Ghana & the National Reconciliation Commission - Kenneth Ageymang Attafuah
Peace & Justice: Mozambique & Sierra Leone Compared - John Hirsch
Part III: War Crimes Tribunals
Sierra Leone's 'not so' Special Court - Abdul Tejan-Cole
Charles Taylor & the Special Court for Sierra Leone: Politics, Interests & Agendas - Abdul Rahman Lamin
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Reconciling the Acquitted - Wambui Mwangi
Part IV: Indigenous Justice
The Politics of Peace, Justice & Healing in Post-war Mozambique 'Practices of Rapture' by Magamba Spirits & Healers in Gorongosa - Victor Igreja
Indigenous Justice or Political Instrument? The Modern Gacaca Courts of Rwanda - Helen Scanlon
Indigenous Justice or Political Instrument? The Modern Gacaca Courts of Rwanda - Nompumelelo Motlafi
Part V The International Criminal Court: Problems & Prospects
The International Criminal Court Africa Experiment: The Central African Republic, Darfur, Northern Uganda & the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Chandra Lekha Sriram
The International Criminal Court in Darfur - Dumisa Ntsebeza
Conclusion - Suren Pillay
