Peace versus Justice?: The Dilemmas of Transitional Justice in Africa

Peace versus Justice?: The Dilemmas of Transitional Justice in Africa

by Chandra Lekha Sriram (Editor), SurenPillay (Author)

Synopsis

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 Specialist in 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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 387
Publisher: James Currey
Published: 15 Apr 2010

ISBN 10: 1847010210
ISBN 13: 9781847010216

Media Reviews
An insightful volume. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE Winner of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award, 2011 Excellent and well-timed. It covers key and sensitive issues about African transitional justice. It is recommended reading for policy makers, scholars, human rights activists, practitioners and those with a general interest in transitional justice. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW The volume offers a unique insider analysis by practitioners who have participated in developing or implementing the justice mechanisms discussed. [It] offers a comprehensive look at transitional justice mechanisms in the African context and provides adequate background as well as critical analyses that could be informative to both the general public and experts alike. AFRICAN STUDIES QUARTERLY