In 1904, the indigenous Herero people of German South West Africa (now Namibia) rebelled against their German occupiers. In the following four years, the German army retaliated, killing between 60,000
The reparations claims filed in US courts by the Herero of Namibia for genocide committed by Germany in 1904-1908 raise critical international law issues bearing on the potential claims of many indig
In his introductory essay, Sarkin (law, university of the Western Cape, Cape Town) puts the condition of prisons in Africa in the context of prisons everywhere. He notes that prisons were not common i
"As nations struggling to heal wounds of civil war and atrocity turn toward the model of reconciliation, Reconciliation in Divided Societies takes a systematic look at the political dimensions of this
Since the 1980s, an array of legal and non-legal practices—labeled Transitional Justice—has been developed to support post-repressive, post-authoritarian, and post-conflict societies in de
Since the 1980s, an array of legal and non-legal practices—labeled Transitional Justice—has been developed to support post-repressive, post-authoritarian, and post-conflict societies in de