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Truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africa
Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2003.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/982 Truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africa Hansungule, Michelo Amponsah-Frimpong, Samuel Truth commissions Impunity Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa National Reconciliation Commission Human rights Ghana Reconicliation UCTD Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2003. "It is noted that special measures are always necessary in post-conflict situations to bring about the restoration of normalcy to societies. Truth commissions have been identified as a key to uniting, reconciling and helping the people to confidently deal with their past. Whilst these are noble notions, practically, truth commissions face serious challenges. The dissertation shall seek to highlight these problems and offer recommendations. ... The dissertation is divided into five chapters. Chapter one is the general introduction. It gives a brief political history of Ghana and South Africa and their impact on the enjoyment of human rights. The chapter shall also discuss the need for national reconciliation in both countries. Chapter two discusses truth commissions in contemporary societies. It briefly discusses the establishment of national reconciliaton commissions and their mandates. Chapter three focuses on the laws establishing the TRC and NRC of South Africa and Ghana respectively. These legislation shall be considered in detail in order to analyse their objectives to know whether or not thet are achievable within their stated mandates. Chapter four discusses the challenges truth commission poses to international law and its implications on rule of law. The chapter shall discuss the issue of amnesty to perpetrators of gross human rights and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in the light of international law. Chapter five considers the way forward and suggest recommendations." -- Chapter 1. http://www.chr.up.ac.za/academic_pro/llm1/dissertations.html Centre for Human Rights LLM 2006-10-23T08:22:53Z 2006-10-23T08:22:53Z 2003 Mini Dissertation Amponsah-Frimpong, S 2003, Truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africa, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/982> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/982 en LLM Dissertations 2003(2) Centre for Human Rights, Law Faculty, University of Pretoria 300351 bytes application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Truth commissions Impunity Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa National Reconciliation Commission Human rights Ghana Reconicliation UCTD Truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africa |
| title | Truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africa |
| title_full | Truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africa |
| title_short | Truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africa |
| title_sort | truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in africa a case study of ghana and south africa |
| topic | Truth commissions Impunity Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa National Reconciliation Commission Human rights Ghana Reconicliation UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/982 |