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Sustained by Francis Fukuyama’s triumphalist ‘end of history’ thesis, the model of the liberal democratic nation-state dominates much of the discussion about political and economic development in post-conflict environments. The so-called ‘triple transition’ — signifying moves to nationalise political and social space, democratise political systems, and ‘marketise’ economic policies  READMORE

This paper looks at „space‟ for women in the context of transitional justice in post-conflictcountries. It connects lack of „symbolic‟ spaces for dealing with violence against women intransitional justice mechanisms with the subsequent failure to deliver „physical‟ spaces forwomen‟s reintegration into communities. It also considers how women could benefit morefrom transitional justice.In times of conflict, […]

TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE:FRAMING A MODEL FOR ERITREA Since its independence in 1991, Eritrea has seen egregious violations of human rights andhumanitarian law. This study examines the perpetration of international crimes in Eritreabetween 24 May 1991 and 30 May 2008. A factual and legal analysis of the majorincidents and events that took place during the above period […]