JUSTICE

Bentley, K. (2003) Book review: Raphael, D.D. (2001) Concepts of justice. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 256 pp. ISBN 0-19-924571-1. British Journal for the History of Philosophy. 11 (2):359-367.

Bentley, K.A. (2003) Book review: Maritain, J. & Sweet, W. 2001. Natural law reflections on theory and practice. 189031868X. British Journal for the History of Philosophy. 11(2):359-367.

Dawes, A. & Van der Merwe, A. (2004) The development of minimum standards for diversion programmes in the child justice system: final report. (Commissioned by the National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO), Cape Town, South Africa, October).

The development of minimum standards for diversion programmes in the Child Justice system in accordance with the provisions of the Child Justice Bill (B48 of 2002). (Tender awarded by NICRO and funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy) This study was completed in September 2004. It has three components. The first isa review of the literature on causal pathways to antisocial behaviour among chil...

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Dexter, P. (2004) Social cohesion and social justice in South Africa. (Report prepared for the Department of Arts and Culture, October).

The issue is important and timeous, since a lot has been said in regard to social capital but it is a highly contested and debated issue. While all agree on the need for social cohesion, there is little agreement on whether social capital exists if it does, whether it is crucial to development and social cohesion and what can be done to build social cohesion. The cross-cutting themes relate t...

Human Sciences Research Council (2008) Case studies of perpetrators of violent crime. (Report by the Human Sciences Research Council on behalf of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), November).

The promise offered by South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994 was that, with the end of apartheid, levels of violence in South African society would drop significantly. However, various forms of social violence at all levels of society, ranging from armed robbery to sexual violence and murder, have remained at extremely high levels. Although the rate of murder has declined slightly f...

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Reddy, V. (2010) Identity, law, justice: thinking about sexual rights and citizenship in post-apartheid South Africa. Perspectives: Political Analysis and Commentary from Africa. 4:18-23.

South Africa's hard won gains are notable and has received global acclamation. However, on closer inspection, a more nuanced picture is evident. The translation of law into tangible and accessible justice for homosexuals indicates that dignity, equality, and respect are a struggle still being waged. At the receiving end of homophobia and bigotry are black women in particular, confirming that m...

Sriram, C.L. & Pillay, S. (eds). (2009) Peace versus justice?: the dilemma of transitional justice in Africa. Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.

This book offers fresh insights on the so-called 'justice versus peace' dilemma, examining the challenges and prospects for promoting both peace and accountability, specifically in African countries affected by conflict or political violence. Peace versus Justice? draws on the expertise of many insider analysts, individuals who are not only authorities on transitional accountability processes, ...

Swartz, S. & Scott, D. (2011) A social restitution model of transitional justice. (Paper presented at the HSRC Social Science Conference, Birchwood Conference Centre, Benoni, 7-8 September).