Forthcoming Book: Justice during Transitions: Policies that reflect African Realities

Edited by Cori Wielenga & Christopher C. Nshimbi.

Transitional justice interventions, particularly in Africa, have largely failed. In this context, there is a growing interest in tradition-based community led practices for resolving justice. Yet little is known or understood about these practices on their own terms, and what role they play in transitional justice on the continent. This volume challenges some of the underlying assumptions of current responses to mass violence on the continent, including the way these are embedded in statecentricism and an international justice system that lacks relevance in relation to the day-to-day realities of rural African communities.