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“Institutions for restorative justice: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.”

Llewellyn, Jennifer J.
June 4, 2015

Source: (1999) University of Toronto Law Journal (Summer99) 49(3): 355ff. 34p.

Proposes a different view of South Africa’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which challenges the conception of justice that underlies criminal trials. Limits of criminal trials; Support for restorative justice; Model of restorative justice in South Africa; Comparison with retributive justice; Strengths and weaknesses of the TRC.

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