1st Edition

Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding on the Ground Victims and ex-combatants

320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

This book seeks to refine our understanding of transitional justice and peacebuilding, and long-term security and reintegration challenges after violent conflicts. As recent events following political change during the so-called 'Arab Spring' demonstrate, demands for accountability often follow or attend conflict and political transition. While, traditionally, much literature and many... Read more

1. Introduction, Jemima García-Godos and Chandra Lekha Sriram

Part I: Critical Themes
2. Bridging the Gap: The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission and the Challenges of Integrating DDR and Transitional Justice, Dustin Sharp 

3. Transitional Justice and Ongoing Conflicts, Par Engstrom

4. Just Peace? Integrating DDR and Transitional Justice, Lars Waldorf

5. Centralizing Legal Pluralism? Traditional Justice in Transitional Contexts, Rosemary Nagy

Part II: Country Case Studies
6. DDR, Victims and Transitional Justice in Cambodia, Johanna Herman

7. Unfinished Business: Peacebuilding, Accountability, and Rule of Law in Lebanon
Chandra Lekha Sriram

8. Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina:  The Limits of Externally Driven Processes, Olga Martin-Ortega

9. Victim-centred Justice and DDR in Sierra Leone, Chandra Lekha Sriram

10. Tempering Great Expectations: Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in Liberia,
Rosalind Raddatz

11. The Supposed Accountability/Peacebuilding Dilemma in Uganda, Joanna R. Quinn

12. Colombia: Accountability and DDR in the Pursuit of Peace?, Jemima García-Godos

13. The National Accord, Impunity and the Fragile Peace in Kenya, Stephen Brown

14. Conclusions, Chandra Lekha Sriram and Jemima García-Godos

 

Biography

Chandra Lekha Sriram is Professor of International Law at the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London.

Jemima Garcia-Godos is a Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Olga Martin-Ortega is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, University of East London.

Johanna Herman is a Research Fellow, Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, University of East London.