Religion Tradition And Restorative Justice In Sierra Leone

Author : Lyn S. Graybill
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780268101916

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Religion, Tradition, and Restorative Justice in Sierra Leone by Lyn S. Graybill Pdf

In this groundbreaking study of post-conflict Sierra Leone, Lyn Graybill examines the ways in which both religion and local tradition supported restorative justice initiatives such as the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and village-level Fambul Tok ceremonies. Through her interviews with Christian and Muslim leaders of the Inter-Religious Council, Graybill uncovers a rich trove of perspectives about the meaning of reconciliation, the role of acknowledgment, and the significance of forgiveness. Through an abundance of polling data and her review of traditional practices among the various ethnic groups, Graybill also shows that these perspectives of religious leaders did not at all conflict with the opinions of the local population, whose preferences for restorative justice over retributive justice were compatible with traditional values that prioritized reconciliation over punishment. These local sentiments, however, were at odds with the international community's preference for retributive justice, as embodied in the Special Court for Sierra Leone, which ran concurrently with the TRC. Graybill warns that with the dominance of the International Criminal Court in Africa—there are currently eighteen pending cases in eight countries—local preferences may continue to be sidelined in favor of prosecutions. She argues that the international community is risking the loss of its most valuable assets in post-conflict peacebuilding by pushing aside religious and traditional values of reconciliation in favor of Western legal norms.

Author : Bonny Ibhawoh,Jasper Abembia Ayelazuno,Sylvia Bawa
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780228019633

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Truth Commissions and State Building by Bonny Ibhawoh,Jasper Abembia Ayelazuno,Sylvia Bawa Pdf

More than just an opportunity to uncover fact after conflict, truth commissions can also offer restorative power to nations across the globe. Truth Commissions and State Building presents the first comparative study of the role of its kind, illuminating these possibilities. Examining truth commissions as mechanisms for civic inclusion, identity formation, institutional reform, and nation (re)building in post-conflict and post-authoritarian societies, the book shifts attention towards institutional innovation in African countries, where approximately a third of all commissions have been established. Contributors explore the mandates, methods, outcomes, and legacies of truth commissions, analyzing their place in transitional and restorative justice. Rather than conceptualizing state building as incidental to their work, they present it as an intrinsic, central component. This flagship volume – authored by a stellar cast of policymakers, practitioners, and scholars – brings multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral perspectives to bear on the complex role of truth commissions in addressing transitional justice, historical injustices, and present-day human rights violations. As more countries, in both the Global South and the North, adopt this model to address historical and contemporary abuses, the dialogue between different sectors of society modelled here will help inform this process – wherever it might occur.

Author : Laura S. Martin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009281034

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Navigating Local Transitional Justice by Laura S. Martin Pdf

In post-war Sierra Leone, a range of transitional justice mechanisms were implemented to address experiences of conflict, violence, and human rights violations. Much of the research on local transitional justice processes has focused on the work of organisations, failing to acknowledge how individual and communal dynamics shape and are shaped by these programs. Drawing on original fieldwork in Sierra Leone, Laura S. Martin moves beyond discussions measuring effectiveness and considers how people navigate their circumstances in conflict and post-conflict societies. Developing the idea of recognised and unrecognised transitional justice processes, Martin uses Fambul Tok as an example of a recognised local transitional justice program and shows how ordinary Sierra Leoneans appropriated Fambul Tok's agenda for their own purposes. Ultimately, this book highlights the crucial role of agency and the diverse range of actors involved in transitional justice processes. Justice, as Martin powerfully argues, is not something that happens to or for people, but is enacted by individuals and communities.

Author : Thijs B. Bouwknegt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:732594665

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Between Truth, Justice & Tradition by Thijs B. Bouwknegt Pdf

Author : Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 725 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031483752

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Climate Change and Socio-political Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene by Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala Pdf

Author : Cheryl Lawther,Luke Moffett
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781802202519

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Research Handbook on Transitional Justice by Cheryl Lawther,Luke Moffett Pdf

Providing a refreshing take on transitional justice, this second edition Research Handbook brings together an expanse of scholarly expertise to reconsider how societies deal with gross human rights violations, structural injustices and mass violence. Contextualised by historical developments, it covers a diverse range of concepts, actors and mechanisms of transitional justice, while shedding light on new and emerging areas in the field.

Author : Rosalind Shaw
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Cognition and culture
ISBN : PURD:32754077574923

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Rethinking Truth and Reconciliation Commissions by Rosalind Shaw Pdf

Author : Nukhet A. Sandal,Ingo Trauschweizer
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821447765

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Religion and Peace by Nukhet A. Sandal,Ingo Trauschweizer Pdf

Can religion help societies achieve peace and stability? What actions can religious leaders take to facilitate conflict resolution? This book addresses these critical questions in terms of numerous contemporary conflicts within and between countries. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, public attention to religion shifted away from its relationship to politics and toward its connection to violence in civil conflicts, wars, and terrorism. Religion’s role in sowing discord became more prominent than its ability to unify. Only recently have discussions turned toward the positive impact of religion and spirituality in the public sphere and to the role of faith in resolving diplomatic, political, and social problems. The essays in this book contribute to this discourse by examining past, present, and future opportunities to promote peace through religion and spirituality. The contributors to this volume explore topics such as humanitarianism, philosophy, counterextremism, human rights, rituals, populism, foreign policy, and environmentalism. Some of the chapters approach these topics from a transnational perspective, while others focus on specific countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Contributors: Jonathan C. Agensky Slavica Jakelić Afra Jalabi Brandon Kendhammer Loren D. Lybarger Cecelia Lynch Peter Mandaville Jeremy Rinker Margaret M. Scull Amy Erica Smith

Author : Megan Shore
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317068136

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Religion and Conflict Resolution by Megan Shore Pdf

This book examines the ambiguous role that Christianity played in South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). It has two objectives: to analyse the role Christianity played in the TRC and to highlight certain consequences that may be instructive to future international conflict resolution processes. Religion and conflict resolution is an area of significant importance. Ongoing conflicts involving Palestinians and Israelis, Muslims and Hindus, and even radical Islamic jihadists and Western countries have heightened the awareness of the potential power of religion to fuel conflict. Yet these religious traditions also promote peace and respect for others as key components in doing justice. Examining the potential role religion can play in generating peace and justice, specifically Christianity in South Africa's TRC, is of utmost importance as religiously inspired violence continues to occur. This book highlights the importance of accounting for religion in international conflict resolution.

Author : Mike McGovern
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 022645357X

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A Socialist Peace? by Mike McGovern Pdf

For the last twenty years, the West African nation of Guinea has exhibited all of the conditions that have led to civil wars in other countries, and Guineans themselves regularly talk about the inevitability of war. Yet the country has narrowly avoided conflict again and again. In A Socialist Peace?, Mike McGovern asks how this is possible, how a nation could beat the odds and evade civil war. Guinea is rich in resources, but its people are some of the poorest in the world. Its political situation is polarized by fiercely competitive ethnic groups. Weapons flow freely through its lands and across its borders. And, finally, it is still recovering from the oppressive regime of Sékou Touré. McGovern argues that while Touré’s reign was hardly peaceful, it was successful—often through highly coercive and violent measures—at establishing a set of durable national dispositions, which have kept the nation at peace. Exploring the ambivalences of contemporary Guineans toward the afterlife of Touré’s reign as well as their abiding sense of socialist solidarity, McGovern sketches the paradoxes that undergird political stability.

Author : Lucien Huyse,Mark Salter
Publisher : International IDEA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Burundi
ISBN : 9185724289

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Traditional Justice and Reconciliation After Violent Conflict by Lucien Huyse,Mark Salter Pdf

This book presents the findings of a major comparative study examining the role played by traditional justice mechanisms in dealing with the legacy of violent conflict in Africa. It focuses on case studies of five countries -- Rwanda, Mozambique, Uganda, Sierra Leone and Burundi - that are used as the basis for outlining conclusions and options for future policy development in the related areas of post-conflict reconstruction, democracy building and development. "Traditional Justice & Reconciliation After Violent Conflict" suggests that in some circumstances traditional mechanisms can effectively complement conventional judicial systems and represent a real potential for promoting justice, reconciliation and a culture of democracy. At the same time it cautions against unrealistic expectations of traditional structures and offers a sober, evidence-based assessment of both the strengths and the weaknesses of traditional conflict management mechanisms within the broader framework of post-conflict social reconstruction efforts. The book is intended to serve both as a general knowledge resource and as a practitioner's guide for national bodies seeking to employ traditional justice mechanisms, as well as external agencies aiming to support such processes.

Author : Prince Sorie Conteh
Publisher : Unisa Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 1868884325

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An Introduction to the Religion of the Limba of Sierra Leone by Prince Sorie Conteh Pdf

An accessible study of an African indigenous religion, focusing on the Limba people of Sierra Leone. The book provides ground-breaking insight into fundamental concepts of Limba indigenous religion and culture.

Author : Josephine Beoku-Betts,Fredline A. M’Cormack-Hale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786996961

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War, Women and Post-conflict Empowerment by Josephine Beoku-Betts,Fredline A. M’Cormack-Hale Pdf

Since the 1991-2002 civil conflict ended in Sierra Leone, the country has failed to translate the accomplishments of women's involvement in bringing the war to an end into meaningful political empowerment. This is in marked contrast to other post-conflict countries, which have increased the political participation of women in elected and appointed office, increased the representation of women in leadership positions, and enacted constitutional reforms promoting women's rights. Written by Sierra Leonean and Africanist scholars and experts from a broad range of disciplines, this unique volume analyses the historical and contextual factors influencing women's political, economic and social development in the country. In drawing on a diverse array of case studies – from health to education, refugees to international donors – the contradictions, successes and challenges of women's lives in a post-conflict environment are revealed, making this an essential book for anyone involved in women and development.

Author : Daniel Philpott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190248352

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Just and Unjust Peace by Daniel Philpott Pdf

In Just and Unjust Peace, Daniel Philpott offers an innovative and hopeful response to these questions. He challenges the approach to peace-building that dominates the United Nations, western governments, and the human rights community. While he shares their commitments to human rights and democracy, Philpott argues that these values alone cannot redress the wounds caused by war, genocide, and dictatorship. Both justice and the effective restoration of political order call for a more holistic, restorative approach. Philpott answers that call by proposing a form of political reconciliation that is deeply rooted in three religious traditions--Christianity, Islam, and Judaism--as well as the restorative justice movement. These traditions offer the fullest expressions of the core concepts of justice, mercy, and peace. By adapting these ancient concepts to modern constitutional democracy and international norms, Philpott crafts an ethic that has widespread appeal and offers real hope for the restoration of justice in fractured communities. From the roots of these traditions, Philpott develops six practices--building just institutions and relations between states, acknowledgment, reparations, restorative punishment, apology and, most important, forgiveness--which he then applies to real cases, identifying how each practice redresses a unique set of wounds.

Author : Jennifer J. Llewellyn,Daniel Philpott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199364886

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Restorative Justice, Reconciliation, and Peacebuilding by Jennifer J. Llewellyn,Daniel Philpott Pdf

All over the world, the practice of peacebuilding is beset with common dilemmas: peace versus justice, religious versus secular approaches, individual versus structural justice, reconciliation versus retribution, and the harmonization of the sheer number of practices involved in repairing past harms. Progress towards resolving these dilemmas requires reforming institutions and practices but also clear thinking about basic questions: What is justice? And how is it related to the building of peace? The twin concepts of reconciliation and restorative justice, both involving the holistic restoration of right relationship, contain not only a compelling logic of justice but also great promise for resolving peacebuilding's tensions and for constructing and assessing its institutions and practices. This book furthers this potential by developing not only the core content of these concepts but also their implications for accountability, forgiveness, reparations, traditional practices, human rights, and international law.