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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796738003321

Autore

Evans Matthew

Titolo

Transformative justice : remedying human rights violations beyond transition / / by Matthew Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2018

ISBN

1-351-23945-7

1-351-23946-5

1-351-23944-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 pages)

Collana

Transitional justice

Disciplina

323.0968

Soggetti

Transitional justice - South Africa

Political crimes and offenses - South Africa

Human rights - South Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Structural violence, socioeconomic rights and transformative justice -- chapter 3 Network relationships, existing ties and opportunities -- chapter 4 Threats, limitations and political responsibilities in the network -- chapter 5 Transformative justice processes, policies and practice -- chapter 6 Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Transitional justice mechanisms employed in post-conflict and post-authoritarian contexts have largely focused upon individual violations of a narrow set of civil and political rights, as well as the provision of legal and quasi-legal remedies, such as truth commissions, amnesties and prosecutions. In contrast, this book highlights the significance of structural violence in producing and reproducing rights violations. The book further argues that, in order to remedy structural violations of human rights, there is a need to utilise a different toolkit from that typically employed in transitional justice contexts. The book sets out and applies a definition of transformative justice as expanding upon, and providing an alternative to, transitional justice. Focusing on a comparative study of social movements, nongovernmental organisations and trade unions working on land and housing rights in South Africa, and their network relationships, the book argues that



networks of this kind make an important contribution to processes advancing transformative justice.