Essays about: "transitional in rwanda"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words transitional in rwanda.

  1. 1. Coexisting With the Enemy : A Qualitative Study of Women's Negative Attitudes Towards Peacebuilding

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Elise Plesse; [2024]
    Keywords : Gender inequality; transitional justice; truth-telling; reconciliation; peacebuilding attitudes; trauma;

    Abstract : Gender inequality has during the past decades become an increasingly studied topic in the field of peace and conflict. However, there are still many gaps to fill. READ MORE

  3. 2. Justice in times of War : First attempts toward transitional justice in Syria, a comparative case.

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Khalil Talhaoui; [2022]
    Keywords : Transitional justice; Foreign Actors; Civil war; Syria; Rwanda;

    Abstract : Transitional Justice emerged as an exciting field three decades ago after the Nuremberg trials. Attempts to seek justice have been prolific and diverse in many countries including Syria. This research aims at revealing the factors that impact the transitional justice process in Syria by analyzing the first attempts at transitional justice in Syria. READ MORE

  4. 3. Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Post-Conflict Societies: The Role of Traditional Forms of Justice in Post-Civil War Sierra Leone.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Dupuis; [2018]
    Keywords : Peacebuilding; Transitional Justice; Traditional Justice; Post-Conflict; Sub-Saharan Africa; Sierra Leone; Special Court for Sierra Leone; Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Fambul Tok; Postcolonial Theories of Law; Legal Pluralism; Critical Discourse Analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The prevalence of violent conflicts over the last few decades has left numerous countries in the need of thorough rebuilding; from Afghanistan to Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Somalia or Rwanda. In order to assist in the recovery of these post-conflict societies, various peacebuilding strategies and transitional justice mechanisms have been implemented by a range of different actors. READ MORE

  5. 4. Transitional Justice: An Opportunity for Gender Equality?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Görel Wästerlid; Sofie Berglund; [2016]
    Keywords : Bosnia-Herzegovina; Rwanda; ethnic division; sexual violence; equality; feminism; Transitional Justice; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Why is it that countries with similar conflict history can differ severely in contemporary female governmental representation? In this study, a new model to find links between the transitional justice process and modern day governmental equality is presented and used in a comparative case study of Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The model is based on a feminist reading of the theory of transitional justice and includes three research points: sexual violence, ethnic division and international involvement. READ MORE

  6. 5. Preventing Future Human Rights Violations - Truth Commissions or Tribunals?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Josefine Isaksson; [2009]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In the past few decades the ways of addressing past atrocities in states on the verge of transition from abusive regimes to human rights abiding democracies have developed into an area of international law commonly known as 'Transitional Justice'. The focus lies on facilitating the transition through different measures with the purpose of addressing the past and seeking reparation for the victims. READ MORE