Transition and Justice: Negotiating the Terms of New Beginnings in Africa

Transition and Justice examines a series of cases from across the African continent where peaceful ‘new beginnings’ were declared after periods of violence and where transitional justice institutions helped define justice and the new socio-political order.

• Offers a new perspective on transition and justice in Africa transcending the institutional limits of transitional justice
• Covers a wide range of situations, and presents a broad range of sites where past injustices are addressed
• Examines cases where peaceful ‘new beginnings’ have been declared after periods of violence
• Addresses fundamental questions about transitions and justice in societies characterized by a high degree of external involvement and internal fragmentation

Keywords: Transition, justice, transitional justice, genocide, Rwanda, refugees, Mauritania, violence, victims, apartheid, post-apartheid, South Africa, politics, Sierra Leone, criminal tribunals, peace, state of emergency, conflict resolution, Uganda, Northern Uganda, ethnojustice, electoral violence, Kenya, violence of peace, aid, refugee aid, post-genocide, justice without peace, Urban Politics, Development Policy, Urban Politics, Development Policy