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PEAC554 Post-Conflict Justice and Reconciliation Processes

Updated: 08 July 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions PDPS354 or PDPS454 or PEAC354 or PEAC453
Notes None
Combined Units PEAC354 - Post-Conflict Justice and Reconciliation Processes
Coordinator(s) To be advised
Unit Description

This unit explores processes of reconciliation and justice implemented in post-conflict situations. It examines legal and political mechanisms established to call to account atrocities and violations committed during conflict. It evaluates the role that war crimes tribunals, truth commissions and informal justice mechanisms play in the transition from conflict to peace. Case studies from South Africa, Rwanda and Yugoslavia are included. It also examines processes of reconciliation amongst deeply divided societies. It evaluates the effectiveness of reconciliation mechanisms in Australia, Israel/Palestine and Northern Ireland.

Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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