TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mair, Theresa
T1  - Transforming Transitional Justice to Address Colonial Crime
BT  - The Nama’s and Herero’s Claim for Justice for Germany’s Colonial Genocide in Namibia
JF  - Transitional Justice : Theoretical and Practical Approaches (Potsdamer Studien zu Staat, Recht und Politik ; 7)
N2  - While the concept of transitional justice and its range of measures have gained importance on an international level to come to terms with major crimes of the past, colonial crimes and mass violence committed by Western actors have not been addressed by transitional justice so far. In this chapter, the Herero’s and Nama’s struggle for justice for the genocide on their ancestors by Germany from 1904 – 1908 and the arising challenges are set in relation to conceptual debates in the field of transitional justice. Building on current debates in the field, suggesting more structural and transformative conceptualizations of transitional justice and an approach ‘from below’, it is argued that decolonial activism of formerly colonized communities and transitional justice debates can inform each other in a dialogic and fruitful form to formulate suggestions for a process towards post-colonial justice.
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-570160
SN  - 978-3-86956-473-9
SN  - 1869-2443
SN  - 1867-2663
IS  - 7
SP  - 73
EP  - 109
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - BOOK
A1  - Weiß, Norman
A1  - Verlaan, Stephanie
A1  - Vasquez Carruthers, Juan Francisco
A1  - Mair, Theresa
A1  - Conner, Sean
A1  - Maaser, Lucas
A1  - Röthlisberger, Livia
ED  - Weiß, Norman
T1  - Transitional Justice
BT  - Theoretical and Practical Approaches
T3  - Potsdamer Studien zu Staat, Recht und Politik
N2  - This publication deals with the topic of transitional justice. In six case studies, the authors link theoretical and practical implications in order to develop some innovative approaches. Their proposals might help to deal more effectively with the transition of societies, legal orders and political systems.
Young academics from various backgrounds provide fresh insights and demonstrate the relevance of the topic. The chapters analyse transitions and conflicts in Sierra Leone, Argentina, Nicaragua, Nepal, and South Sudan as well as Germany’s colonial genocide in Namibia. Thus, the book provides the reader with new insights and contributes to the ongoing debate about transitional justice.
N2  - Gegenstand dieser Publikation ist das Thema „Transitional Justice“. In sechs Fallstudien verknüpfen die Autoren theoretische und praktische Implikationen, um innovative Ansätze zu entwickeln. Ihre Vorschläge wollen dazu beitragen, den Übergangsprozess von Gesellschaften, Rechtsordnungen und politischen Systemen effektiver zu gestalten.
Nachwuchswissenschaftler mit unterschiedlichem fachlichem Hintergrund geben hier neue Einblicke und zeigen die fortdauernde Relevanz des Themas. Die Kapitel analysieren Übergänge und Konflikte in Sierra Leone, Argentinien, Nicaragua, Nepal und Süd-Sudan sowie den kolonialen Völkermord in Namibia. So liefert das Buch dem Leser neue Erkenntnisse und trägt zur laufenden Debatte über das Thema „Transitional Justice“ bei.
T3  - Potsdamer Studien zu Staat, Recht und Politik - 7 
KW  - transitional justice
KW  - transformation
KW  - transformative justice
KW  - reconciliation
KW  - political opportunism
KW  - Übergangsjustiz
KW  - Transformation
KW  - Versöhnung
KW  - Demokratisierung
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-431711
SN  - 978-3-86956-473-9
SN  - 1869-2443
SN  - 1867-2663
IS  - 7
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  -