Justice and reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa / edited by François du Bois and Antje du Bois-Pedain.
Justice and Reconciliation in Post-Apartheid South Africa assesses the transitional processes under way since the early 1990s to create a stable and just society. Change in South Africa is often credited to the efforts of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), but the work of this institutio...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambride ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in law and society.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | Justice and Reconciliation in Post-Apartheid South Africa assesses the transitional processes under way since the early 1990s to create a stable and just society. Change in South Africa is often credited to the efforts of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), but the work of this institution forms but a facet of a much broader picture. This book looks at the steps which accompanied and followed the TRC's activities, such as land restitution, institutional reforms and social and cultural initiatives. Thematically, it interlinks the TRC's concerns over truth and reconciliation with an analysis of the concepts of justice, accountability, harm and reconciliation and with competing perceptions of what these notions entail in the South African context. Bringing together international and South African scholars whose work has focused on these themes, the contributions provide a cohesive and inspiring analysis of South Africa's response to its unjust past. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 321 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511477554 9780511477553 0511479077 9780511479076 0511479956 9780511479953 051148075X 9780511480751 1282001612 0511575416 9781282001619 9780511575419 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511575419 |