The field of transitional justice has evolved considerably over the last 30 years. Key to these developments have been the increasingly strong voices of different sectors of society who have demanded that their experiences be acknowledged, that their particular and…
Since the advent of democracy in the 1990s, the South African political settlement has ushered into policy a progressive framework for the realization of socio-economic rights, enshrined by the Constitution. However, this political settlement has failed to translate into an…
CSVR's Hugo van der Merwe gave a lecture comparing African and European transitional justice approaches at the Centre for International Law Research and Policy in Yangon, Myanmar. See full video here.
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is alarmed by the violent crackdown in Sudan which has dealt a severe blow to peace efforts in the country and is calling for immediate action by all stakeholders to…
Two new reviews have been published of The Global Climate Regime and Transitional Justice, by Sonja Klinsky and Jasmina Brankovic. In the International & Comparative Law Quarterly, Ottavio Quirico writes, "Klinsky and Brankovic comprehensively apply transitional justice principles to climate…
