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2. African Union Commission Consultation with African Union Member States on Transitional Justice
- Author:
- Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
- Publication Date:
- 01-2012
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
- Abstract:
- This report is a reflection of a two-day expert consultation on Transitional Justice with African Union Member States organised by the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), which took place from 12–13 September 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. The aim of the consultation was to develop a clear and more coherent understanding of contemporary applications of transitional justice in Africa in light of the ongoing processes towards the development of an African policy framework on transitional justice.
- Topic:
- Transitional Justice, Violence, Reconciliation, and African Union
- Political Geography:
- Africa and South Africa
3. The Smoke That Calls: Insurgent Citizenship and the Struggle for a Place in the New South Africa
- Author:
- Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
- Publication Date:
- 07-2011
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
- Abstract:
- The origins of this research lay in the wave of xenophobic attacks which swept across South Africa in May 2008. The report looks at xenophobic violence and community protests together, drawing the links both empirically as one form of collective action spawns or mutates into another, and theoretically through the concept of insurgent citizenship. It combines an attempt to understand the repertoires and meanings of collective violence with a wide-ranging analysis of local associational life, local politics and class formation. The report highlights the critical role played by the police in spurring collective violence, and the role of the youth in spearheading xenophobic attacks as well as engaging in battles with the police and destroying public property during community protests. It notes that unless widescale strategies for social and economic inclusion are adopted, social fragmentation and violence is likely to continue.
- Topic:
- Citizenship, Protests, Violence, Xenophobia, and Social Cohesion
- Political Geography:
- Africa and South Africa
4. Police and the Use of Force in South Africa: Time for a New Approach
- Author:
- Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
- Publication Date:
- 07-2011
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
- Abstract:
- This report discusses the legal framework currently surrounding the use of deadly force by the South African Police Services. It recommends several conceptual flaws with current legislation and makes recommendations for amendments.
- Topic:
- Violence, Legislation, Police, and Police Brutality
- Political Geography:
- Africa and South Africa
5. Negotiating Transition: The Limits of the South African Model for the Rest of Africa
- Author:
- Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
- Publication Date:
- 03-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
- Abstract:
- This report provides information and details from the seminar, 'Negotiating Transition: The Limits of the South African Model for the Rest of Africa,'. The seminar explored the impact that the South African model of transitional justice has had in other contexts. It also looked at the effect that political deals such as governments of national unity have on the possibility for effective justice post-conflict.
- Topic:
- Transitional Justice, Violence, and Truth and Reconciliation
- Political Geography:
- Africa and South Africa