Justice, Reconciliation and Peace in Africa
Author | : David W. Shenk |
Publisher | : Uzima Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : 9789966855459 |
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Author | : David W. Shenk |
Publisher | : Uzima Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : 9789966855459 |
Author | : African Union Panel of the Wise |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
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Author | : African Union. Panel of the Wise |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Conflict management |
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Author | : Charles Villa-Vicencio |
Publisher | : Georgetown University Press |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2009-09-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1589018834 |
Effective peace agreements are rarely accomplished by idealists. The process of moving from situations of entrenched oppression, armed conflict, open warfare, and mass atrocities toward peace and reconciliation requires a series of small steps and compromises to open the way for the kind of dialogue and negotiation that make political stability, the beginning of democracy, and the rule of law a possibility. For over forty years, Charles Villa-Vicencio has been on the front lines of Africa's battle for racial equality. In Walk with Us and Listen, he argues that reconciliation needs honest talk to promote trust building and enable former enemies and adversaries to explore joint solutions to the cause of their conflicts. He offers a critical assessment of the South African experiment in transitional justice as captured in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and considers the influence of ubuntu, in which individuals are defined by their relationships, and other traditional African models of reconciliation. Political reconciliation is offered as a cautious model against which transitional politics needs to be measured. Villa-Vicencio challenges those who stress the obligation to prosecute those allegedly guilty of gross violation of human rights, replacing this call with the need for more complementarity between the International Criminal Court and African mechanisms to achieve the greater goals of justice and peace building.
Author | : M. Christian Green |
Publisher | : African Sun Media |
Total Pages | : 471 |
Release | : 2024-05-20 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 199126027X |
Forgiveness and reconciliation are important moments for the stability of a society and a state. Many African countries have gone through serious social crises in the post-colonial period: genocide, post-election crises, civil and internal conflicts, and outright war. Forgiveness and reconciliation have been necessary to reweave the social fabric and restart the construction of peaceful and prosperous societies. Chapters in this book examine the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and religious councils aimed at peace, along with African traditional approaches, mediation and arbitration councils, post-conflict contexts, and the roles of women and gender, philosophy and theology, and programs of education for peace.
Author | : Charles Villa-Vicencio |
Publisher | : African Minds |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Amnesty |
ISBN | : 0958479453 |
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 | : Lucien Huyse |
Publisher | : International IDEA |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Burundi |
ISBN | : 9789185724284 |
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 | : David Francis |
Publisher | : Zed Books Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2013-04-04 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1848137494 |
Nowhere in the world is the demand for peace more prominent and challenging than in Africa. From state collapse and anarchy in Somalia to protracted wars and rampant corruption in the Congo; from bloody civil wars and extreme poverty in Sierra Leone to humanitarian crisis and authoritarianism in Sudan, the continent is the focus of growing political and media attention. This book presents the first comprehensive overview of conflict and peace across the continent. Bringing together a range of leading academics from Africa and beyond, Peace and Conflict in Africa is an ideal introduction to key themes of conflict resolution, peacebuilding, security and development. The book's stress on the importance of indigenous Africa approaches to creating peace makes it an innovative and exciting intervention in the field.
Author | : Chandra Lekha Sriram |
Publisher | : James Currey Limited |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9781847010216 |
This book offers fresh insights on the `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. This volume examines the wide array of experiences with transitional justice both within and outside states on the continent, spanning a range of countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Mozambique, Sudan, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic. 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 experimention in transitional justice processes on the continent.
Author | : David Shenk |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2014-06-13 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781495433870 |
It is both relevant and urgent to examine the way in which African people have struggled to cultivate justice, reconciliation and peace in their traditional life as well as in the midst of their contemporary experiences. Even though the words of justice, reconciliation and peace are strictly religious terms, the secular and religious worlds use them and need them equally. In this book, the author concentrates on the more religious dimensions of these terms. He draws from African Religion and Christianity in Africa (including Malagasy) where African religion has also been predominant. We cannot look at major religious themes in this region of Africa without taking into consideration these two religious traditions.This is a book that should be read by all concerned with justice, reconciliation and peace in Africa today.