Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms Acknowledgements About the Institute for African Transitional Justice Foreword Introduction Levis Onegi Transitional justice and the politics of agenda setting: The paradox of alien knowledge Brian Kagoro Adjudication traditional justice in transitional justice: Customary law Stephen Law Traditional justice as a form of adjudication in Uganda Lyandro Komakech Culture, customs, traditions and transitional justice in Africa David Kaulemu Comprehensive and transformative reparations for women in Africa Nahla Valjii The politics of truth commissions in Africa: The case of Kenya Davis Malombe Transitional Justice and human rights in Africa Christine Alai The nexus between forced migration and transitional justice Lucy Hovil Peace, recovery and development plan for Northern Uganda Robert Senath Esuruku Deconstruction and demonisation: The role of language in transitional justice Pius Ojara Reflections from practice on learning, monitoring and evaluation in transitional justice Undine Whande Towards African models of transitional justice Tim Murithi About the authors and editors Index

About the Author

The contributors are members of the Institute for African Transitional Justice which is a collaboration between The Refugee Law Project in Makerere University, the African Transitional Justice Research Network, and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation in South Africa.