Transitional Justice In West Africa

Author : Linus Nnabuike Malu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000637977

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Transitional Justice in West Africa by Linus Nnabuike Malu Pdf

This book explores the challenges of transitional justice in West Africa, specifically how countries in the region have dealt with transitional justice problems in the last 30 years (1990–2020), and how they have managed the process. Using comparative, historical, and legal analyses it examines the politics of justice after violent conflicts in West Africa, the major transitional justice mechanisms established in the region, and how countries have used these institutions to address injustice and the pains of war in some West African countries. The book examines how transitional justice mechanisms have contributed to victims’ rights, reconciliation, and peace in transitional societies, and whether transitional justice mechanisms deployed in West Africa were suitable or ill-fitted, and the politics of deploying them. The book is addressed to a wide audience: policymakers, and graduate and post-graduate students of transitional justice, conflict resolution, peace studies, conflict transformation, international criminal law, law and similar subjects. This book will be of great value to academics and researchers, as well as lecturers in tertiary institutions offering relevant courses; legal practitioners; peace practitioners/NGOs; and those working in the field of transitional justice and human rights.

Author : Jasmina Brankovic,Hugo van der Merwe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319704173

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Advocating Transitional Justice in Africa by Jasmina Brankovic,Hugo van der Merwe Pdf

This edited volume examines the role of local civil society in shaping understandings and processes of transitional justice in Africa – a nursery of transitional justice ideas for well over two decades. It brings together practitioners and scholars with intimate knowledge of these processes to evaluate the agendas and strategies of local civil society, and offers an opportunity to reflect on ‘lessons learnt’ along the way. The contributors focus on the evolution and effectiveness of transitional justice interventions, providing a glimpse into the motivations and inner workings of major civil society actors. The book presents an African perspective on transitional justice through a compilation of country-specific and thematic analyses of agenda setting and lobbying efforts. It offers insights into state–civil society relations on the continent, which shape these agendas. The chapters present case studies from Southern, Central, East, West and North Africa, and a range of moments and types of transition. In addition to historical perspective, the chapters provide fresh and up-to- date analyses of ongoing transitional justice efforts that are key to defining the future of how the field is understood globally, in theory and in practice Endorsements: "This great volume of written work – Advocating Transitional Justice in Africa: The Role of Civil Society – does what virtually no other labor of the intellect has done heretofore. Authored by movement activists and thinkers in the fields of human rights and transitional justice, the volume wrestles with the complex place and roles of transitional justice in the project of societal reconstruction in Africa. ... This volume will serve as a timely and thought-provoking guide for activists, thinkers, and policy makers – as well as students of transitional justice – interested in the tension between the universal and the particular in the arduous struggle for liberation. Often, civil society actors in Africa have been accused of consuming the ideas of others, but not producing enough, if any, of their own. This volume makes clear the spuriousness of this claim and firmly plants an African flag in the field of ideas." Makau Mutua

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Human rights
ISBN : UOM:39015064940201

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National Reconciliation & Transitional Justice Processes in West Africa by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gerhard Anders,Olaf Zenker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781118944769

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Transition and Justice by Gerhard Anders,Olaf Zenker Pdf

Transition and Justice examines a series of cases from across the African continent where peaceful ‘new beginnings’ were declared after periods of violence and where transitional justice institutions helped define justice and the new socio-political order. Offers a new perspective on transition and justice in Africa transcending the institutional limits of transitional justice Covers a wide range of situations, and presents a broad range of sites where past injustices are addressed Examines cases where peaceful ‘new beginnings’ have been declared after periods of violence Addresses fundamental questions about transitions and justice in societies characterized by a high degree of external involvement and internal fragmentation

Author : Charles Villa-Vicencio,Paul Nantulya,Tyrone Savage
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015074058697

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Building Nations by Charles Villa-Vicencio,Paul Nantulya,Tyrone Savage Pdf

The volume offers a sweeping introduction to the politics of transition in the four principle nations in the African Great Lakes region.

Author : Timothy Murithi
Publisher : Jacana Media
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Conflict management
ISBN : 1928232221

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The Politics of Transitional Justice in the Great Lakes Region of Africa by Timothy Murithi Pdf

This book discusses the challenge of pursuing justice and reconciliation in the Great Lakes region, one of the most politically volatile regions in Africa, with a specific focus on Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The experiences of these countries is assessed through the prism of 'the politics of transitional justice', and how it has either assisted or hampered the effectiveness of efforts to deal with the atrocities of the past. The book suggests that the failure of past interventions is due to the inability to collectively engage the violations in the individual countries which in effect form part of an inter-state regional conflict system.

Author : Chandra Lekha Sriram,Suren Pillay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:788208546

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Peace Versus Justice? by Chandra Lekha Sriram,Suren Pillay Pdf

Author : Jasmina Brankovic,Hugo Van der Merwe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Transitional justice
ISBN : 3319704168

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Advocating Transitional Justice in Africa by Jasmina Brankovic,Hugo Van der Merwe Pdf

This volume documents and analyses the strategies used by African civil society organisations to lobby for and enact transitional justice measures in their countries. The book offers local practitioners and African scholars space to reflect on the development and effectiveness of strategies in promoting transitional justice, as well as to identify the theoretical and contextual influences on transitional justice work. Most importantly, it presents lessons and best practices for advocating transitional justice. This edited volume fills a significant gap by providing an up-to-date regional African perspective on transitional justice in the form of a compilation of country-specific and thematic analyses of agenda-setting and lobbying efforts. It also offers insights into the state-civil society relationship on the continent. While including some historical perspective, the book chapters provide fresh and up-to-date insights into ongoing transitional justice efforts that are key to defining the future of how the field is understood in theory and in practice.--Provided by publisher.

Author : Moses Chrispus Okello
Publisher : Fahamu/Pambazuka
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780857490940

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Where Law Meets Reality by Moses Chrispus Okello Pdf

Considering the core debates about how to develop a transitional justice agenda that best responds to the African context, this book addresses the tension between justice, peace and reconciliation.

Author : Paul Gready
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136902192

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The Era of Transitional Justice by Paul Gready Pdf

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : James Stormes,Elias Omondi Opongo,Peter Knox,Kifle Wansamo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9966089810

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Transitional Justice in Post-conflict Societies in Africa by James Stormes,Elias Omondi Opongo,Peter Knox,Kifle Wansamo Pdf

Author : Elias O. Opongo,Tim Murithi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000593051

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Elections, Violence and Transitional Justice in Africa by Elias O. Opongo,Tim Murithi Pdf

Elections in Africa are competitive in nature and can be manipulated by incumbents to extend and entrench their rule through changes to constitutions, intimidation of opponents, excess use of police force and, in some cases, assassinations of dissident voices. Ethnic cleavages are also exploited by contestants to incite and mobilize unsuspecting masses to pursue their electoral ambitions which can lead to political instability. In many African countries, violence before, during and after elections has become a regrettable norm rather than the exception. The function of transitional justice is to address the legacy of human rights atrocities, political violence and societal harm resulting from prior misrule or violent conflicts, with a view to establishing fair, democratic and inclusive societies. This book interrogates the potential intersection between transitional justice and electoral processes. Specifically, it examines the hypothesis that transitional justice interventions that strive to address historical injustices perpetrated by violence, conflict and entrenched by socio-political impunity, can initiate preventive measures against electoral violence through redress, accountability and institutional reforms. The contributors to this volume have engaged with country case studies from across Africa, while examining the intersection between transitional justice and electoral processes. Hence, this is a timely volume that highlights the uninterrogated nexus between elections, violence and transitional justice in Africa.

Author : Claudio Corradetti,Nir Eisikovits
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317010869

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Theorizing Transitional Justice by Claudio Corradetti,Nir Eisikovits Pdf

This book addresses the theoretical underpinnings of the field of transitional justice, something that has hitherto been lacking both in study and practice. With the common goal of clarifying some of the theoretical profiles of transitional justice strategies, the study is organized along crucial intersections evaluating aspects connected to the genealogy, the nature, the scope and the most appropriate methodology for the study of transitional justice. The chapters also take up normative and political considerations pertaining to specific transitional instruments such as war crime tribunals, truth commissions, administrative purges, reparations, and historical commissions. Bringing together some of the most original writings from established experts as well as from promising young scholars in the field, the collection will be an essential resource for researchers, academics and policy-makers in Law, Philosophy, Politics, and Sociology.

Author : Charles Villa-Vicencio,Erik Doxtader
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Amnesty
ISBN : 9780958479455

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Pieces of the Puzzle by Charles Villa-Vicencio,Erik Doxtader Pdf

Reconciliation - Ubuntu - Peace processes - Reparation - Restorative justice - Amnesty - Memory - Testimony - Transitional justice - Genocide - The international criminal court - Truth commissions - Traditional and customary law - Human rights - Rights and reconciliation - Economic transformation - National truth commissions - Online resources on transitional.

Author : Samar El-Masri,Tammy Lambert,Joanna R. Quinn
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030349172

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Transitional Justice in Comparative Perspective by Samar El-Masri,Tammy Lambert,Joanna R. Quinn Pdf

What if we could change the conditions in post-conflict/post-authoritarian countries to make transitional justice work better? This book argues that if the context in countries in need of transitional justice can be ameliorated before processes of transitional justice are established, they are more likely to meet with success. As the contributors reveal, this can be done in different ways. At the attitudinal level, changing the broader social ethos can improve the chances that societies will be more receptive to transitional justice. At the institutional level, the capacity of mechanisms and institutions can be strengthened to offer more support to transitional justice processes. Drawing on lessons learned in Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, The Gambia, Lebanon, Palestine, and Uganda, the book explores ways to better the conditions in post-conflict/post-authoritarian countries to improve the success of transitional justice.