The Era of Transitional Justice: The Aftermath of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa and Beyond

by Paul Gready

Book Overview

The Era of Transitional Justice explores a broad set of issues raised by political transition and transitional justice through the prism of the South African TRC. South Africa constitutes a powerful case study of the enduring structural legacies of a troubled past, and of both the potential and limitations of transitional justice and human rights as agents of transformation in the contemporary era. South Africa's story has wider relevance because...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415521173
• ISBN13: 9780415521178
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"