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Transition and Justice
Negotiating the Terms of New Beginnings in Africa
Gerhard AndersSeries: Development and Change Special Issues(0)
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Transition and Justice examines a series of cases from across the African continent where peaceful 'new beginnings' were declared after periods of violence and where transitional justice institutions helped define justice and the new socio-political order.
• Offers a new perspective on transition and justice in Africa transcending the institutional limits of transitional justice
• Covers a wide range of situations, and presents a broad range of sites where past injustices are addressed
• Examines cases where peaceful 'new beginnings' have been declared after periods of violence
• Addresses fundamental questions about transitions and justice in societies characterized by a high degree of external involvement and internal fragmentation
• Offers a new perspective on transition and justice in Africa transcending the institutional limits of transitional justice
• Covers a wide range of situations, and presents a broad range of sites where past injustices are addressed
• Examines cases where peaceful 'new beginnings' have been declared after periods of violence
• Addresses fundamental questions about transitions and justice in societies characterized by a high degree of external involvement and internal fragmentation