Tag Archive: transitional justice

Editorial Note on the Special Issue on Civil Society, Social Movements and Transitional Justice

Published: 22 Sep 2016

Transitional justice, an emerging genre in the study, conception and practice of justice, has come about as a result of years of negotiation, contestation and compromise between state and nonstate actors. It is now generally acknowledged that nonstate actors, and in particular civil society organizations (CSOs), play a critical role in deconstructing authoritarianism, rebuilding the…

The Nexus between Forced Migration and Transitional Justice” in Where Law Meets Reality Forging African Transitional Justice

Published: 1 Jul 2012

In “Where Law Meets Reality Forging African Transitional Justice” Edited by Moses Chrispus Okello, Chris Dolan, Undine Whande, Nokukhanya Mncwabe, Levis Onegi, Stephen Oola Available for puchase here.

Transitional Justice and Displacement

Published: 15 May 2012

Transitional justice mechanisms, including trials, truth commissions and reparations are often employed in the same countries which have also experienced mass displacement. The connection is clear: transitional justice mechanisms are designed to address the consequences of the same large scale violations of human rights and violent conflict that are the cause of mass displacement. Yet,…

Lessons from a State of Flux: The International Justice Laboratory of the Great Lakes Pact

Published: 15 Nov 2011

Published Criminal Law Reform and Transitional Justice Human Rights Perspectives for Sudan, Ashgate, November 2011.