PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Truth CommissionsTransformation of the Magistracy: Balancing Independence and Accountability in the New Democratic OrderThis report documents this ongoing tension between independence and accountability as it affects the magistracy. It does so through three case studies that can be framed as encounters with the independence-accountability issue: the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the lay assessor system, and social context training. Read More Lazarus Kgalema and Paul GreadyJanuary 3, 2000
PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsRebuilding Fractured Societies: Reconstruction, Reconciliation and the Changing Nature of Violence – Some Self-Critical Insights from Post-Apartheid South AfricaBased primarily on the South African experience, this discussion paper will attempt to offer a broad analysis of some of the key challenges faced by societies emerging from intense conflict, or making the often painful transition from autocratic rule to democracy. In so doing, it will reflect self-critically on some of the challenges of transformation, reconciliation, democratisation and - in… Read More Graeme SimpsonJanuary 3, 2000
PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Truth CommissionsNon-Governmental Organisations and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: An Impact AssessmentThis report examines the relationship between Peace/Conflict Resolution Organisations and the TRC. Based mainly on interviews with NGO and TRC staff, the report outlines the various ways that NGOs participated in the development of the TRC legislation and engaged with TRC structures. Read More Hugo van der Merwe, Polly Dewhirst and Brandon HamberFebruary 18, 1999
PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Truth CommissionsThe Past Imperfect: Exploring Northern Ireland, South Africa and GuatemalaThis is the first chapter in the "Past Imperfect: Strategies for Dealing with Past Political Violence in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Countries in Transition," by Brandon Hamber. The chapter furthers the debate about dealing with, or perhaps not dealing with, the past in Northern Ireland, also citing and evaluating South Africa and Guatemala with regards to reconciliation processes. Read More Brandon HamberFebruary 1, 1999
PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Truth CommissionsFrom Truth to Transformation: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South AfricaThis report draws on the proceedings of a conference organised by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation in South Africa in April 1998. The purpose of the conference, 'From Truth to Transformation,' was to evaluate the work of the TRC and to consider future challenges, especially those confronting non-governmental organisations that would be working on reconciliation once… Read More Brandon Hamber and Steve KibbleFebruary 1, 1999
PublicationsResearchMemory and Memorialisation, Transitional JusticeSymbols of Hope: Monuments as Symbols of Remembrance and Peace in the Process of ReconciliationThis report evaluates the significance of community based monuments as symbols of reconciliation among communities characterised by a history of conflict. It examines how these symbols contributed to peace processes whilst serving as a source of remembrance of the past for future generations. Read More Lazarus KgalemaFebruary 1, 1999
