TJPB BPCM 3118: TRADITIONAL JUSTICE AND PEACE BUILDING

Traditional justice is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of study focusing on processes dealing with past human rights violations and the transition to a more peaceful and more democratic state. Much of the traditional justice discourse and practice reflects international legal and human rights perspectives on the goals of traditional justice which prioritize accountability and deterrence. In this unit of study we view traditional justice as being concerned primarily with fostering sustainable peace and reconciliation in communities recovering from mass violence and violations of human rights. This will enable students to understand, compare and decide on which system is best for the community to adopt