Peace versus justice?: the dilemma of transitional justice in Africa
OUTPUT TYPE: Monograph (Book)
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE EDITOR(S): C.L.Sriram, S.Pillay
KEYWORDS: AFRICA, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, LAW AND JUSTICE, PEACEKEEPING
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5767
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4932
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4932
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE EDITOR(S): C.L.Sriram, S.Pillay
KEYWORDS: AFRICA, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, LAW AND JUSTICE, PEACEKEEPING
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5767
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4932
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4932
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Abstract
This book 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. Peace versus Justice? draws on the expertise of many insider analysts, individuals who are not only authorities on transitional accountability processes, but who have participated in them, whether as legal practitioners or commissioners. While the primary focus is on processes in Africa, many of the contributors also draw on lessons from earlier processes elsewhere in the world, particularly Latin America. 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.-
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