Essays about: "transitional justice and reconciliation"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 26 essays containing the words transitional justice and reconciliation.
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21. Reconciliation through the Gacaca Tribunals in Rwanda “A reconstruction of knowledge on ‘ethnic identities’ in Rwandan societies towards the achievement of sustainable reconciliation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global StudiesAbstract : Imagining how contemporary conflicts have divided societies in the recent times put one in a position to think of possibilities that will improve the activities of reconciliation initiatives for a lasting peaceful coexistence in the aftermath of conflicts. In Rwanda series of conflicts have emerged since the end of colonial rule till the genocide in 1994 calling for a necessary transitional justice system that will administer justice for the injustices that occurred and promote reconciliation and national unity. READ MORE
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22. Justice (f)or Reconciliation? - A Study of Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Societies
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study examines the roles of transitional justice and reconciliation in post-conflict societies and the relationship between these two concepts. There seem to be a widespread pessimism regarding the possibility of combining these two concepts in a post-conflict situation due to what is described as a fundamental tension between justice and reconciliation. READ MORE
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23. Truth and Reconciliation in Sub-Saharan Africa : Transitional Justice in South Africa, Sierra Leone and Rwanda
University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheterAbstract : The Sub-Saharan African countries of South Africa, Sierra Leone and Rwanda have recently gone through post-conflict political transitions where one of the main dilemmas is how to deal with the past. The three countries have all opted for a transitional justice mechanism that involves truth-telling in order to address past abuses, and with the prospect of reconciliation. READ MORE
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24. The Incorporation of International Justice Standards into the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The topic of this thesis is the upcoming proceedings of the Extraordinary Cambers in the Courts of Cambodia. These Extraordinary Chambers take their place in international justice as part of a third generation, so-called internationalized or hybrid courts, which combine the needs for international involvement in international justice mechanisms and the need for domestic involvement in transitional justice. READ MORE
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25. Transitional Justice - Lustration, Truth-Revealing and Reconciliation in the Political Transitions of the Czech Republic, South Africa and Northern Ireland
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : During the last decades there has been an ever-increasing amount of democratic transitions taking place all over the world. In connection to this phenomenon, transitional justice has developed as a subfield in post-conflict peacebuilding, dealing with the judicial aspect of transitions. READ MORE
