Evaluating Transitional Justice

Accountability and Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-46821-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 293 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 4876 g

Reihe: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies

This major study examines the successes and failures of the full transitional justice programme in Sierra Leone. It sets out the implications of the Sierra Leonean experience for other post-conflict situations and for the broader project of evaluating transitional justice.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ainley, K.

Friedman, R.

Mahony, C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Transitional Justice in Sierra Leone: Theory, History and Evaluation; Kirsten Ainley, Rebekka Friedman and Chris Mahony 2. Evaluating the Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone; Brenda J. Hollis 3. The Truth about the Truth: Insider Reflections on the Sierra Leonean Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Chris Mahony and Yasmin Sooka 4. Restorative Justice in Sierra Leone: Promises and Limitations; Rebekka Friedman 5. A Political Tool? The Politics of Case Selection at the Special Court for Sierra Leone; Chris Mahony 6. Comparing Fairness and Due Process in the RUF and CDF cases: Consequences for the Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone; Wayne Jordash QC and Matthew R. Crowe 7. Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone: The Contribution of Transitional Justice Mechanisms to Domestic Law Reform; Valerie Oosterveld 8. Taylor is Guilty, is that all there is? The Collision of Justice and Politics in the Domestic Arena; David Harris and Richard Lappin 9. Harmonizing Customary Justice with the International Rule of Law? Lessons from Post-conflict Sierra Leone; Mohamed Sesay 10. Whose Justice in Sierra Leone? Power, Security and Justice in Post-Conflict Reconstruction; Paul Jackson 11. A Pragmatic Pact: Reconciliation and Reintegration in Sierra Leone; Kieran Mitton 12. Evaluating the Success of Transitional Justice in Sierra Leone and Beyond; Kirsten Ainley 13. The Potential and Politics of Transitional Justice: Interactions between the Global and the Local in Evaluations of Success; Kirsten Ainley, Rebekka Friedman and Chris Mahony

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew R. Crowe, Trinity Chambers, UK

David Harris, University of Bradford, UK

Brenda J. Hollis, Residual SCSL, The Netherlands

Paul Jackson, Political Economist

Wayne Jordash QC, Global Rights Compliance, UK

Richard Lappin, University of Leuven, Belgium

Kieran Mitton, King's College London, UK

Valerie Oosterveld, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Mohamed Sesay, McGill University, Canada

Yasmin Sooka, Foundation for Human Rights, South Africa