Confronting Past Injustices - Softcover

Rwelamira, Medard R.; Werle, Gerhard

 
9780409051148: Confronting Past Injustices

Synopsis

In recent years, there has been a remarkable movement in various regions of the world away from totalitarian repressive rule and toward constitutional democracy. In nearly all instances, the displaced former regimes had one common attribute in that they were characterised by gross violation of human rights and an undemocratic system of governance. Similar questions arose after the transition to democracy in both Germany and South Africa: Should or must the human rights abuses of the past be punished? Is amnesty permissible and necessary in the interest of internal peace? How can victims of human rights abuses be helped and their dignity restored? To what extent should unjustly expropriated property be returned?

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