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Truth, Reconciliation and Justice: The South African Experience in Perspective
Author(s) -
Asmal Kadar
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the modern law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-2230
pISSN - 0026-7961
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2230.00248
Subject(s) - retributive justice , perspective (graphical) , restorative justice , crimes against humanity , politics , humanity , transitional justice , economic justice , criminology , law , political science , sociology , criminal court , international law , war crime , artificial intelligence , computer science
The lecture examines the role and objectives of truth and reconciliation commissions in societies undergoing major political transitions, with particular reference to the model of South Africa, and compares this method to others suggested by international criminal law for accommodating both retributive and restorative responses to past conflicts and crimes against humanity.