Rethinking transitional justice in South Sudan: critical perspectives on justice and reconciliation

The horrific violations committed in South Sudan’s civil war led to the establishment of mechanisms ensuring the prosecution of serious crimes and reconciliation within communities shattered by war. Through a peace deal, three mutually supportive but independent institutions of transitional justice...

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Main Author: Akech, Joseph Geng (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: International journal of transitional justice
Year: 2020, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 585-595
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