Transitional Justice in West Africa

This book explores the challenges of transitional justice in West Africa, specifically how countries in the region have dealt with transitional justice problems in the last thirty years (1990-2020), and how they have managed the process.

Linus Nnabuike Malu is qualified to practise as a lawyer in Nigeria and New South Wales, Australia. He holds a PhD from the University of New England, Australia, and his areas of research are international justice, transitional justice, and conflict transformation.

1. Introduction 2. Comparative Analysis of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in West Africa 3. ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Human Rights and Transitional Justice 4. The Rise and Fall of Charles Taylor: Lessons and Impacts on Peace in Liberia 5. The Special Court for Sierra Leone and Transitional Justice in Sierra Leone 6. Triumph of the Victims: Trial of Hissene Habre at the Extraordinary African Chambers within the Courts of Senegal 7. Distant Justice: The International Criminal Court in West Africa 8. Amnesties and Transitional Justice in West Africa 9. Justice on an Empty Stomach: Transitional Justice and Victims' Rights in West Africa 10. Reconciliation as an Event: Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in West Africa 11. Transitional Justice and Peace in West Africa 12. Conclusion: Big Ideas, Shallow Justice