The Provocations of amnesty - Memory, justice and impunity (Book)

South Africa's amnesty was a unique experiment. A path that lay 'between a Nuremberg option and total amnesia,' the amnesty process was designed in the heat of a remarkable and complex transition to constitutional democracy. Perpetrators from all sides of the conflict were asked to reveal what they did and why. According to the TRC, this equation of truth for amnesty promised not forgetting or impunity, but an important picture of the past - stories and testimony that could help the nation to 'sharpen its moral conscience and to ensure that, never, never again, will it gradually atrophy to the point where personal responsibility is abdicated.' Amnesty's challenge was to 'develop public awareness, to keep the memories alive, not only of gross violations of human rights, but of everyday life under apartheid.'

General

Imprint:	David Philip, Publishers
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	December 2003
Editors:	E. Doxtader • C. Villa-Vicencio
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Book
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-86486-615-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Promotions
LSN:	0-86486-615-1
Barcode:	9780864866158

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