Truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africa

dc.contributor.advisorHansungule, Michelo
dc.contributor.postgraduateAmponsah-Frimpong, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned2006-10-23T08:22:53Z
dc.date.available2006-10-23T08:22:53Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionThesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2003.
dc.description.abstract"It is noted that special measures are always necessary in post-conflict situations to bring about the restoration of normalcy to societies. Truth commissions have been identified as a key to uniting, reconciling and helping the people to confidently deal with their past. Whilst these are noble notions, practically, truth commissions face serious challenges. The dissertation shall seek to highlight these problems and offer recommendations. ... The dissertation is divided into five chapters. Chapter one is the general introduction. It gives a brief political history of Ghana and South Africa and their impact on the enjoyment of human rights. The chapter shall also discuss the need for national reconciliation in both countries. Chapter two discusses truth commissions in contemporary societies. It briefly discusses the establishment of national reconciliaton commissions and their mandates. Chapter three focuses on the laws establishing the TRC and NRC of South Africa and Ghana respectively. These legislation shall be considered in detail in order to analyse their objectives to know whether or not thet are achievable within their stated mandates. Chapter four discusses the challenges truth commission poses to international law and its implications on rule of law. The chapter shall discuss the issue of amnesty to perpetrators of gross human rights and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in the light of international law. Chapter five considers the way forward and suggest recommendations." -- Chapter 1.en
dc.description.degreeLLM
dc.description.departmentCentre for Human Rights
dc.description.urihttp://www.chr.up.ac.za/academic_pro/llm1/dissertations.htmlen
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.citationAmponsah-Frimpong, S 2003, Truth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africa, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/982>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/982
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLLM Dissertationsen
dc.relation.ispartofseries2003(2)en
dc.rightsCentre for Human Rights, Law Faculty, University of Pretoriaen
dc.subjectTruth commissionsen
dc.subjectImpunityen
dc.subjectTruth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africaen
dc.subjectNational Reconciliation Commissionen
dc.subjectHuman rights Ghanaen
dc.subjectReconicliationen
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.titleTruth commissions and the perpetuation of the culture of impunity in Africa : a case study of Ghana and South Africaen
dc.typeMini Dissertationen

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