Full title in original language:
Institutions for Restorative Justice: The South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Crime prevention and criminal justice Restorative justice Criminal justice systemTarget audience:
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
restricted access: free of charge
Individual authors:
Jennifer J. Llewellyn, Robert Howse
Publication year:
1999
Published by:
The University of Toronto Law Journal
Copyright holder:
© The University of Toronto Law Journal
Contact name and address:
The University of Toronto Law Journal
Contact website:
Key themes:
cpcj, criminal justice, justice, crime, restorative justice, south africa, reconciliation, truth
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Short description:
It is widely believed that dealing with inter-group conflicts of the past is critical to building tolerant societies in countries that have been torn by violent struggle. Such struggle has often involved gross violations of human rights. Thus, the challenge of dealing with the past has often been articulated through the powerful moral institution that for "closure" to occur the perpetrators of such violations must be punished. For most international lawyers, and most of the western community, the criminal trials in the Hague exemplify the appropriate response. The practical difficulties of the apprehension of the perpetrators, proof of offences, identification of witnesses and victims, and their protection are widely acknowledged, even by supporters of this kind of process. Yes, it is thought that war crimes tribunals "work much better than anything else statesmen have come up with at the end of a war.