Kenya's Search for Truth and Justice: The Role of Civil Society

Bosire, Lydiah Kemunto; Lynch, Gabrielle

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“…Particularly when it comes to truth commissions, it is safe to say that they do not always receive enthusiastic support: Civil society disengagement has been a rather common tendency in the history of truth commission processes (Crenzel 2008). Local civil society organizations have at times withdrawn their support by reporting perceived exclusion, objecting to mandate limits, or criticizing the overall operation of the commission in Kenya (Bosire & Lynch 2014) and Liberia, to name two examples.…”

Section: Civil Society Mobilization Around a Truth Commissionmentioning

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Truth Commission Impact on Policy, Courts, and Society

Bakiner

2021

Annu. Rev. Law. Soc. Sci.

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This review surveys the philosophical underpinnings, conceptual frames, and methodological choices informing the scholarship on truth commission impact to examine whether, how, how much, and why truth commissions influence policy, court decisions, and social norms. It focuses on three areas: ( a) truth commission impact as the product of complex interactions between politicians, civil society activists, and truth commissions; ( b) conceptual and methodological debates and disagreements in studies of impact; and ( c) normative visions guiding expectations and assessments. The findings of empirical scholarship range from partial confirmation of bold and at times vague expectations to damning accounts of commissions’ failure to deliver. In addition to conceptual and methodological choices, scholars’ normative assumptions and expectations also explain divergent accounts of truth commission impact. Three sets of normative frameworks set the expectations in particular: building liberal democratic institutions; transforming socioeconomic, gendered, and racialized hierarchies; and reflecting local values, norms, and power dynamics.

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Section: Civil Society Mobilization Around a Truth Commissionmentioning

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Truth Commission Impact on Policy, Courts, and Society

Bakiner

2021

Annu. Rev. Law. Soc. Sci.

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“…Scholars observe the 'often ambiguous role [of NGOs] in determining a truth commission's impactboth real and perceivedthrough collective and personalized agendas, reactive responses to government signals and unintended consequences'. 68 More generally, NGO roles in Kenya's TJ were largely influenced by local political actors and international pressure. 69 It is clear from the above experiences that there is a need to explore the nuanced relationships between NGOs and affected communities, within the context of TJ.…”

Section: Global Governance Through Ngosmentioning

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NGO influence in global governance: achieving transitional justice in Uganda and beyond

2021

CILJ

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This paper looks at the interface between Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and international criminal justice, within the broader context of Transitional Justice (TJ). The unique case of Northern Uganda is used as an example to illustrate the role of NGOs in global governance. Due to the growing demand for criminal accountability as a form of TJ, it makes a qualitative assessment of NGO relationships at domestic and global levels. It illustrates how NGOs contribute to the legitimization of global norms and criminal accountability for international crimes. It reveals an organizational articulation of international criminal justice using victims' rights discourses and interventions. It is shown that the International NGOs assert a form of sociological legitimacy in support of the International Criminal Court. The paper concludes that there is still a compelling case to be made for the involvement of NGOs in global governance. The impact of this research serves to invite further reflection on the work of NGOs, uncovering their critical role in the domestic implementation of global norms within the context of TJ.

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“…Para la matriz, la posibilidad de que las víctimas sean parte de audiencias públicas es un aspecto relevante de la participación, sin embargo, el alcance de dicha participación debe ser mucho más comprensivo y amplio, no debe limitarse simplemente a un momento de la implementación de la Comisión. En la actualidad las CV son una tendencia transicional, pero no por ello son herramientas discrecionales que puedan ser copiadas de manera exacta en contextos diferentes; es indispensable que diferentes actores locales e internacionales participen tanto en el diseño del mandato como en la operación misma de la CV (Bosire, 2014;Lundy y MacGovern, 2017).…”

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Una Aproximación Conceptual Y Metodológica a La Comisión Para El Esclarecimiento De La Verdad en Colombia: Clarificando Expectativas

González¹

2018

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El artículo presenta una matriz metodológica que busca sintetizar lo que es posible esperar de la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de la Verdad (CEV). Esta categorización facilitará un ejercicio crítico sobre las apuestas priorizadas por la Comisión, y evitará que, en el futuro, esta sea evaluada por lo que las personas esperaban de ella y no por lo propuesto en el mandato. La primera parte del artículo presenta los presupuestos conceptuales que subyacen tras la herramienta metodológica, la segunda desarrolla la matriz y la conclusión categoriza el decreto que reglamenta la CEV, a la luz de la matriz metodológica.

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Kenya's Search for Truth and Justice: The Role of Civil Society

Cited by 43 publications

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Truth Commission Impact on Policy, Courts, and Society

Truth Commission Impact on Policy, Courts, and Society

NGO influence in global governance: achieving transitional justice in Uganda and beyond

Una Aproximación Conceptual Y Metodológica a La Comisión Para El Esclarecimiento De La Verdad en Colombia: Clarificando Expectativas

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