General Readings

  Although this site looks at four specific countries (Germany, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, & South Africa), the following readings explore some more general issues related to transitional justice.

 Nelson Mandela's jail cell on Robben Island. (c)John Englander

Although this site looks at four specific countries (Germany, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, & South Africa), the following readings explore some more general issues related to transitional justice.

Readings: 
  • The Crime of Genocide
    Due in large part to the efforts of one man from Poland in the 1930's and 1940's, the world now has a word to describe "the systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group."
  • "Never Again": A Challenge to the International Community
    Nearly ten years after the Rwandan Genocide world leaders gathered at the Stockholm International Conference to discuss how to prevent something like Rwanda from ever happening again.
  • Education and the "Three R's" of Transitional Justice: Reconstruction, Repair and Reconciliation
    In the period following genocide or mass violence, education is often overlooked as a key component of a successful strategy to repair and reconstruct. This reading looks at the significance of education in transitional justice, as well as the approach Facing History and Ourselves has taken in three different countries.