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UNINA9910463837803321 |
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Perry John <1946 February 7-> |
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African truth commissions and transitional justice / / John Perry and T. Debey Sayndee |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (121 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Transitional justice - Africa |
Truth commissions - Africa |
Human rights - Africa |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<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> |
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