Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 1. Truth Commissions as a Justice Mechanism Chapter 4 Chapter 2. Nigeria's Truth Commission: The HRVIC Chapter 5 Chapter 3. A Case Study: The Ohaneze Petition and the Arewa Response Chapter 6 Chapter 4. The Politics of Unintended Consequences Chapter 7 Chapter 5. Situating the HRVIC Chapter 8 Afterword
Nneoma V. Nwogu is an attorney with Hogan & Hartson LLP in Washington, D.C. She received an M.Phil. from Oxford University in International Development with a focus on Africa.
Nwogu'sShaping Truth, Reshaping Justice, the first published
account of the Nigerian truth commission, is richly researched,
rigorously argued, and superbly written. It is a remarkably
insightful analysis of the device of the truth commission and its
potential to transform the culture of malevolent governance. This
book will form the defining reference point for any future work on
the subject.
*Makau Mutua, Buffalo Law School, State University of New York*
In this illuminating and accessible work, Nneoma Nwogu examines the
question of restorative or retributive justice through trial
tribunals and truth commissions.... Nwogu brilliantly reveals a
notion of transitional societies beyond the usual politico-economic
ideas of underdevelopment by including the reality of unresolved
conflicts and failed justice systems from the point of view of
victims and the masses. Yet truth is not enough and has to be
contextualized as a necessary part of justice. This book is
original and an important contribution to a limited, but growing
field in African Studies with a new perspective on social justice
through truth and trial.
*Ifi Amadiume, Dartmouth College*
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