Postcolonial Transitional Justice: Zimbabwe and Beyond - Hardcover

Moyo, Khanyisela

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138485748 ISBN 13: 9781138485747

Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

Transitional justice processes are now considered to be crucial steps in facilitating the move from conflict or repression to a secure democratic future.
This book contributes to a deeper understanding of transitional justice by examining the complexities of transition in postcolonial societies. It focuses particularly on Zimbabwe but draws on relevant comparative material from other postcolonial polities. Examples include but are not limited to African countries such as South Africa, Rwanda and Mozambique. European societies such as Northern Ireland, as well as other nations such as Guatemala, are also considered. While amplifying the breadth of the subject of transitional justice, the book addresses the claim that transitional justice mechanisms in postcolonial countries are necessary if the rule of law and the credibility of the country’s legal institutions are to be restored. Drawing on postcolonial legal theory, and especially on analyses of the relationship between international law and imperialism, the book challenges the assumption that a domestic rule of law ‘deficit’ may be remedied with recourse to international law. Taking up the paradigmatic perception that international law is neutral and has fixed rules, it demonstrates how complex issues which arise during postcolonial transitions require a more critical adoption of transitional justice mechanisms.

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About the Author

Khanyisela Moyo is based at the School of Law/Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138485748
• ISBN 13: 9781138485747
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244