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Looking Back, Reaching Forward: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa


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Born with an historic compromise that few predicted, the TRC has evoked emotions ranging from anger and confusion to sympathy and remorse. It has rarely generated indifference. This collection of essays constitutes a tour de force, capturing the essence of the TRC debate, while posing a set of questions with which this country is likely to wrestle for some time to come. Indeed, it is intended to provoke debate rather than provide simply answers to complex questions. This makes it a useful book for teaching purposes as well as for others interested in transitional politics. A number of different voices are heard, all seeking to provoke practical ways forward for a nation that in the early 1990‘s was teetering on the brink of collapse. The pertinent question posed by the book is: "Where does South Africa go in the post TRC period?" Equally important is the question: "Does the TRC model provide a viable alternative to prosecution for other countries in transition from oppressive rule to a society committed to human rights and the rule of law?"

Table of Contents:
Foreword - Mr Justice Richard Goldstone Introduction Part I: The Historical Context and Origins of the Commission 1. A Struggle for Human Rights: From the UN Declaration of Human Rights to the present - Dumisa Ntsebeza 2. The Historical Context, Legal Origins and Philosophical Foundations of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Johnny de Lange 3. Same Species, Different Animal: How South Africa Compares to Truth Commissions worldwide - Priscilla Hayner 4. Justice Without Punishment: Guaranteeing Human Rights in Transitional Societies - Paul van Zyl Part II: The Philosophical Framework of the Commission 5. The Moral Justification of Truth Commissions - Rajeev Bhargava 6. Restorative Justice: Dealing with the Past Differently - Charles Villa-Vicencio 7. Making Moral Judgements - Mary Burton 8. When the Assassin Cries Foul: The Modern Just War Doctrine - Kader and Louise Asmal, and Ronald Suresh Roberts 9. The Law and Struggle: The Same, but Different - Hugh Corder 10. Combatting Myth and Building Reality - Colleen Scott 11. Truth and Reconciliation as Performance - Spectres of Eucharistic Redemption. Ebrahim Moosa 12. The Baruti vs the Lawyers: The Role of Religion in the TRC Process - Piet Meiring Part III: What the Commission Sought to Acheive 13. Historical Truth - Something to Fight for. Janet Cherry 14. Truth as a Trigger for Transformation: From Apartheid Injustice to Transformational Justice - Willie Esterhuyse 15. Towards the Recognition of Our Past Injustices - Wilhelm Verwoerd 16. Where Healing Begins - Yazir Henry 17. Justice and Amnesty - Ronald C. Slye 18. Amnesty: The Burden of Victims - Richard Lyster 19. Amnesty and Denial - Nkosinathi Biko 20. Getting on With Life: A Move Towards Reconciliation - Charles Villa-Vicencio 21. Reconciliation: A Call to Action - Mxolisi Mgxashe 22. What Makes a Perpetrator? An Attempt to Understand - Don Foster 23. A Personal Encounter with Perpetrators - Ginn Fourie 24. Reparation Delayed is Healing Retarded - Wendy Orr 25. Insufficient Healing and Reparation - Nomfundo Walaza Part IV: After the Commission 26. An Opportunity for Peace - Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane 27. Dealing with Systematic Economic Injustice - Sampie Terreblanche 28. National Reconciliation: Holy Grail or Secular Pact? - Jakes Gerwel Appendix: Key sections from the Mandate chapter, TRC Report, Volume I Index

About the Author :
Charles Villa-Vicencio is the former director of research of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His coeditor, Wilhelm Verwoerd, teaches in the department of philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch, and was a former researcher with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Charles Villa-Vicencio is the former director of research of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His coeditor, Wilhelm Verwoerd, teaches in the department of philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch, and was a former researcher with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Review :
An indispensable painful plunge into the process of healing in South Africa that does not spare us emotionally or intellectually. By telling the truth about how the truth itself was told and also hidden, this provocative book deepens our understanding of both violence and redemption. The TRC has made a significant contribution to political transition. It has, inevitably, also left us with unfinished business, which now becomes the task of us all. This book makes an important contribution to this process.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781856498203
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • ISBN-10: 1856498204
  • Publisher Date: 15 Feb 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 344
  • Sub Title: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa


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