Reconciliation And Civil Society
This paper explores the complexities of the reconciliation process and what it would take from an individualistic and societal perspective to have a successful transition.
18 Aug 1994
Transitional Justice Tag
Rights, Reparations And Reconciliation: Some Comparative Notes
This paper explores issues relating to reparations for victims of past abuses. It offers an overview of truth commissions and reparations in Chile, Argentina and El Salvador.
27 Jul 1994
Creating A New South African Police Service: Priorities In The Post-election Period
This paper describes the major challenges faced by the new government in realizing the Constitutional vision of one accountable and transparent South African Police Service. The issues selected reflect concern with the transformation of the police organization, as the central institution in the broader enterprise of policing. They could be regarded as priority items on the agenda of elected politicians and police leaders responsible for the reform process.
01 Jul 1994
Proposed Legislation On Amnesty/indemnity And The Establishment Of A Truth And Reconciliation Commission
This submission is concerned with the issue of seemingly imminent "amnesty" legislation in South Africa, and with the related issues of public access to information relating to past human rights abuses during the apartheid era, as well as during the subsequent negotiation period.
01 Jun 1994
Meeting The Challenge Of Change? Notes On Policing And Transition In South Africa
The haphazard transition negotiation process, which was frequently stalled or held to ransom by various key political players, was not systematic in generating new consensus-based alternatives for social regulation. The result had been a vacuum of legitimate authority within society, accompanied by growing lawlessness, which in turn accentuated the challenge to policing agencies to establish their credibility based on community trust and professionalism. This paper examines some of the limits and possibilities of the transformation of the SAPS in this context.
02 May 1994
Business And Endemic Violence In South Africa: Surviving The Disaster Or Managing The Transition?
This paper examines the links between business and violence in South Africa in the context of its transition.
16 Mar 1994