Post-TRC prosecutions in South Africa : accountability for political crimes after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's amnesty process / by Ole Bubenzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bubenzer, Ole.

Series:

Nijhoff eBook titles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political crimes and offenses--South Africa.

Political crimes and offenses.

Truth commissions--South Africa.

Truth commissions.

Amnesty--South Africa.

Amnesty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After the transition to democracy in 1994, South Africa implemented an innovative scheme at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, granting perpetrators conditional amnesty. It essentially calls for the prosecution of those who did not receive amnesty for the crimes they committed during the apartheid conflict. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of prosecutions after the amnesty process. Drawing on interviews with key protagonists and largely unpublished documents, the volume analyses trials and the political background. It scrutinises the issue in the normative framework of national and international human rights law, and addresses whether the prosecutions were adequately carried out. The study thus allows a concluding evaluation of the justice and consistency of South Africa’s internationally acclaimed amnesty process.

Contents:

Dealing with the legacy of the past-transitional justice in South Africa

Prosecution of political crimes after the TRC

The politics of prosecutions

Normative standards and practical prospects for further prosecutions

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-249) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-94979-9

9786612949791

90-474-3047-6

OCLC:

695990165

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004177031.i-260 DOI