Evaluating Transitional Justice: Accountability and Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Transitional Justice in Sierra Leone: Theory, History and Evaluation....Pages 1-18
Evaluating the Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone....Pages 19-34
The Truth about the Truth: Insider Reflections on the Sierra Leonean Truth and Reconciliation Commission....Pages 35-54
Restorative Justice in Sierra Leone: Promises and Limitations....Pages 55-76
A Political Tool? The Politics of Case Selection at the Special Court for Sierra Leone....Pages 77-100
Comparing Fairness and Due Process in the RUF and CDF cases: Consequences for the Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone....Pages 101-127
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone: The Contribution of Transitional Justice Mechanisms to Domestic Law Reform....Pages 129-151
Taylor Is Guilty, Is That All There Is? The Collision of Justice and Politics in the Domestic Arena....Pages 153-172
Harmonizing Customary Justice with the International Rule of Law? Lessons from Post-Conflict Sierra Leone....Pages 173-195
Whose Justice in Sierra Leone? Power, Security and Justice in Post-Conflict Reconstruction....Pages 197-215
A Pragmatic Pact: Reconciliation and Reintegration in Sierra Leone....Pages 217-240
Evaluating the Success of Transitional Justice in Sierra Leone and Beyond....Pages 241-263
The Potential and Politics of Transitional Justice: Interactions between the Global and the Local in Evaluations of Success....Pages 265-279
Back Matter....Pages 281-293