Transitional Amnesty in South Africa

A comprehensive 2007 study of South Africa's amnesty process, based on empirical analysis of over 1,000 decisions.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The TRC-based amnesty scheme: background and overview; 2. The practice of the committee when making decisions; 3. The committee's interpretation of the political offence requirement; 4. The concept of full disclosure; 5. Truth recovery in the amnesty process; 6. Victim empowerment in the amnesty process; 7. Perpetrator accountability in the amnesty process; 8. Conditional amnesty and international law; 9. Conclusion.

Summary

Based on empirical analysis of over 1,000 decisions, du Bois-Pedain provides a comprehensive study of South Africa's amnesty process. This 2007 volume measures the amnesty scheme against its goals of truth recovery, victim empowerment and perpetrator accountability, and explores the normative questions raised by the absence of punishment.

Product details

• Authors: Antje Du Bois-Pedain, Antje du Bois-Pedain
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.08.2011
• EAN: 9781107404014
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40401-4
• No. of pages: 422
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, LAW / Jurisprudence, Republic of South Africa, Legal aspects of criminology, Jurisprudence & general issues, Jurisprudence and general issues