Mycobacterial Infections

Sharp, John M.

doi:10.1002/9780470753316.ch24

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“…Sharp points out that '[t]he rise of the discourse of the local could also be thought of as a practice of resistance to the perceived hegemony of international peace building.' 108 In Somalia, the role of external actors is even more fraught than in most other countries. The role of the state is extremely contested and the government is largely seen as a predator.…”

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Community Justice or Ethnojustice? Engaging with Customary Mechanisms to Reintegrate Ex-Combatants in Somalia

Ubink¹,

Rea²

2017

International Journal of Transitional Justice

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The inclusion of customary justice mechanisms is increasingly being invoked as an answer to the top-down, externally-driven approach to transitional justice. But the practice of engaging with customary justice systems proves complicated. The approach of governments and the international community has been criticized as 'ethnojustice', where a male-elderly version of customary justice is invented and imposed, based on a myth of community consensus. In Somalia, the government and international community are currently considering a role for customary justice systems in the reintegration of low-risk disengaged Al-Shabaab (AS) combatants. In this article we combine unique data on local perceptions regarding the return of ex-combatants in Somalia with insights from the literature, to critically examine the prospects of engaging customary justice mechanisms in South-Central Somalia in the reintegration of disengaged Al Shabaab combatants and of a supporting role for the international donor community and the government.

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confidence: 99%