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Executive Summary

Contemporary Transitional Justice has expanded to cover many situations, encompassing a much broader scope of study which includes post-conflict societies due to the numerous international, as well as civil wars. Transitional justice; therefore falls within the complex issue of human rights which has now emerged as a major issue as the world experiences the far reaching repercussions of the Holocaust. Many institutes spread across various continents have been set up in the early years of the twenty first century, geared towards studying the various dimensions of transitional justice so that a proper analysis of the different policy tools can be used to achieve the outlined objectives as well as to propagate the best practices in this particular field. This paper will explore the grey areas of transitional justice in East Africa, further exploring the DRC and Somalia. Furthermore, the mentioned discussion will take place with relation to the failure of the U.N. to implement the envisioned “peace” in these previously war torn States, along with highlighting the struggle and history of these countries by exploring the role of the Church.

Table of Content

Executive Summaryii

Introduction1

Background2

Problem Statement3

Empirical Studies of Courts and Commissions in Relation to Truth Commissions3

Failure of the UN Intervention in East Africa4

Failure of the UN Intervention in Somalia5

Failure of the UN Intervention in the DRC8

The Church and the Region of Africa9

Role of the Church10

Transitional Justice in East Africa12

Doubts about the Efficacy of Transitional Justice15

Truth and Reconciliation Committees16

United Nations Mission in DRC19

Background of the UN Intervention in DRC20

DDRRR21

Elections22

Global Military Governance22

Recommendations23

Conclusion24

Works Cited26

The Failure of the U.N. in Relation to Transitional Justice in East Africa

Introduction

A repercussion of the third wave of democratization which occurred in the previous section of the twentieth century has been to lead the countries “coming into democratization” into facing up to their “evil past,” the violations against basic human rights which were committed under the strict rules previously. Transitional justice, which is one of the fastest emerging areas within the field of democratization, basically addresses the manner in which the claims rise from such violations, which were often carried out by the State itself as well as its agents, outlining that they should be handled with equity and fairness. The field of transitional justice; therefore, is not just a branch of law or for the study of its discipline, but it is an extremely important interdisciplinary point where history, law, political science, theology, anthropology, sociology and other such areas of study meet.

The handling of transitional justice issues and their consequences affects the dynamics of the political transition and the subsequent democratic consolidation. Much like the latter two processes, transitional justice itself is also marked by contingency and paradox. Much depends on the historical context and the legacies of any given political trajectory. Transitions are, by definition, highly liquefied, and both the uses of the law and political action find themselves below a diverse set of regulations from those obtaining in a calm and stability periods. To identify the transformative opportunities presented by the conjuncture, which will allow change ...