The institution of bashingantahe in Burundi.
by Naniwe-Kaburahe, Assumpta
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Luc Huyse and Mark Salter, eds, Traditional Justice and Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: Learning from African Experiences. Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. PP.149-179. In current usage, the term bashingantahe (singular...
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Reconciliation and traditional justice: tradition-based practices of the Kpaa Mende in Sierra Leone.
by Alie, Joe A. D.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Luc Huyse and Mark Salter, eds, Traditional Justice and Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: Learning from African Experiences. Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. PP.123-146. Sierra Leone’s civil conflict had been characterized by...
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Northern Uganda: tradition-based practices in the Acholi region.
by Latigo, James Ojera
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Luc Huyse and Mark Salter, eds, Traditional Justice and Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: Learning from African Experiences. Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. PP.85-120. Between 1994 and 1996, when it became increasingly apparent...
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Restorative justice and the role of magamba spirits in post-civil war Gorongosa, central Mozambique.
by Igreja, Victor
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Luc Huyse and Mark Salter, eds, Traditional Justice and Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: Learning from African Experiences. Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. PP.61-83. This chapter addresses the strategies for restorative justice at...
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The Gacaca courts in Rwanda.
by Ingelaere, Bert
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Luc Huyse and Mark Salter, eds, Traditional Justice and Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: Learning from African Experiences. Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. PP.25-59. The choice and installation of the Gacaca courts fit perfectly...
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Introduction: tradition-based approaches in peacemaking, transitional justice and reconciliation policies.
by Huyse, Luc
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) In, Luc Huyse and Mark Salter, eds, Traditional Justice and Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: Learning from African Experiences. Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. PP.1-22. The first part of this chapter examines the rise of...
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Traditional Justice and Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: Learning from African Experiences.
by Huyse, Luc
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. In some circumstances traditional mechanisms can complement conventional judicial systems and provide the potential for promoting justice, reconciliation and a culture of democracy. This book is both a...
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Retributive Justice vs. Restorative Justice: The Rwandan Experience.
by Gomez, Angelina
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Australian Law Journal. 82(2):105. This article investigates the possibilities of retributive and restorative justice approaches to the victim-perpetrator relationship by using an extreme example, that is, the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and the attempts made by Rwandans and the...
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‘Everyone Started Shouting’: Making Connections between the Process of Family Group Conferences and Family Therapy Practice.
by Holland, Sally
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) British Journal of Social Work. 38(1):21-38. This article presents findings from a qualitative study of family group conferences (FGCs) in Wales, UK. The study examined the process of seventeen FGCs involving twenty-five young people, using semi-structured interviews, analysis...
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The Phenomenon of Restorative Justice: Some Introductory Remarks.
by Sullivan, Dennis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Justice Reflections. Worldwide papers linking Christian ideas with matters of justice. Issue 19:JR138. This article offers an overview of the restorative justice movement as it presently exists. It addresses not only the key elements of restorative justice theory and practice...
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Branding Identity for the Twenty-First Century: Church as Neighbourhood Centre for Forgiveness and Reconciliation and for Restorative Justice
by Petersen, Rodney L.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 70-85. “As we have examined the “branding” of Christianity for the twenty-first century, what we have not done is to...
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Non-Violence in the Orthodox Tradition
by Tsetsis, Georges
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 56-62. “We cannot possibly combat violence and establish a just and permanent peace unless we work towards helping humanity to act...
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Interreligious Discourse: Hermeneutics and Fundamentalism
by Kearney, Richard
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 47-55. “…Is religion inevitably and invariably a force for fundamentalism, intolerance and division? Are the very notions of...
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New Paths in Spirituality and Peacemaking
by Gopin, Marc
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 32-46. “I would like to conclude by submitting that each religious tradition has within it a certain kind of genius in its history...
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