Children and Transitional Justice: Truth-telling, accountability and reconciliation
Innocenti Publications
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Editor(s)
- Parmar, Sharanjeet;
- Roseman, Mindy Jane;
- Siegrist, Saudamini;
- Sowa, Theo;
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Date of Publication
- 2010
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Pages
- 417
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ISBN
- 978-0-9796395-4-8
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IRC Stock Number
- 589U
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Publication Cost
- free
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Language
- English
Description
The volume analyzes key issues from the transitional justice agenda through a child rights lens. On the basis of research, the authors begin to formulate responses to a number of crucial questions and debates: how to end impunity for crimes against children; what policies and procedures can better protect children and enable them to contribute to reconciliation and reconstruction efforts; what strategies are most effective in supporting children’s roles and ensuring their voices are heard in peace-building efforts; how to enable children to reunite and reconcile with their families, peers and communities; how to build children’s skills to become part of a stable economy; and how to reaffirm children’s self-esteem and agency in the aftermath of armed conflict that has violated their childhood. A number of cross-cutting issues and themes are introduced. Chapters 1 through 3 outline the human rights-based approach for children and transitional justice and examine the basic assumptions and international legal framework that provide a foundation for further analysis of accountability and reconciliation in different country contexts. This is followed, in Chapters 4 through 6, by case studies of children’s involvement in the truth commissions of South Africa, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Chapters 7 through 10 address thematic issues and institutional reform.Download
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Juvenile Justice /Thesaurus
child soldiers / children in armed conflicts / juvenile justice / right of self-expression / right to care and protection / transitional justice /Order Information
Children and Transitional Justice: Truth-telling, accountability and reconciliationHarvard University Press
79 Garden Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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02138
Web site: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/PARCHI.html

