Ruti Teitel’s Transitional Justice is a reference material for contemporary understanding of transitional justice. It has a historical depth that embraces a comparative approach establishing the law as a dynamic enabler of change driven by the collective that endorses multiple judicial mechanisms. She examines the Nuremberg trials as an example of criminal justice legacy; and […]
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Martha Nussbam’s ‘Anger and Forgiveness’ reflects an important component of transitional justice processes through the framework of the transactional. Insecurity from threats to status remains a major underlying cause of anger, distracting the focus from the wrong act to the subject of anger. Trust, as one central theme of the text, is theorized within the
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This edited volume on transitional justice touches on the importance of context in making transitional justice interventions. It broadly explores the need for systemic/structural changes as precondition s for enabling successes for transitional justice initiatives globally. This entails both the sociocultural, in terms of attitudinal changes of individuals; as well as the institutional changes to
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Environmental Justice was at the heart of the discussions of ‘Laudato Si’ published in 2015 by Antonio Spadaro and Pope Francis I. Beyond pollution, the phenomenon of gentrification in industrialized urban centres defines social injustice experienced in our world today. Communities at the fringes suffer from the paradox of poverty amidst riches, mostly displaced from
In what specific ways have the COVID-19 affected the work of the Command in Borno State? Fear, Suspicion and Disbelief by members of the public and some personnel of the corps, disbelieving the fact that the new coronavirus disease really exists thus making it difficult for willing personnel to carry out their normal duties amidst
By Toluwanimi Olusegun Background of Terrorism in Kenya Terrorism has rapidly developed into a global phenomenon within the last twenty years with the coinage of ‘The War on Terror’ by for US President George Bush de-territorialising counterinsurgency measures and initiating collaborative efforts among the nations of the world. The African Continent is not left behind
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President Buhari’s Distinctive Legacies to Nigeria Author: Ben Nwabueze Ibadan: John Archers Publishers, 2019, 345 Pp. ISBN 978-978-57328-7-0 Reviewer: Frederick Ifeanyi Obananya, OPfredifeanyi21@gmail.com+234 703 232 1081 Ben Nwabueze in his book President Buhari’s Distinctive Legacies to Nigeria argues that the Federal Government of President Buhari is deficient and has failed the Nigerian people because of
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