African truth commissions and transitional justice / John Perry and T. Debey Sayndee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, John, 1946 February 7- author.

Sayndee, T. Debey, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transitional justice--Africa.

Transitional justice.

Truth commissions--Africa.

Truth commissions.

Human rights--Africa.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>Using an inductive methodology based on one key component of transitional justice-namely, truth commissions-</span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">African Truth Commissions and Transitional Justice</span><span> attempts to place them within the context of other elements such as trials of human rights abusers, the strengths and weaknesses of amnesty, and the importance of memorialization.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Chapter Two: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa; Chapter Three: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Sierra Leone; Chapter Four: The National Reconciliation Commission of Ghana; Chapter Five: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission (HRVIC) of Nigeria; Chapter Six: Chad; Chapter Seven: The First Truth Commission in an Arab Country; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-0409-4

OCLC:

908335605