A Need for ‘Truth’

The origins of the South African trc process, which made such a dramatic contribution towards opening up a new more inclusive political culture in post-apartheid South Africa, are usually found in the constitutional negotiations and settlement reflected in the Postamble of the 1993 Interim Constitut...

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Main Author: du Toit, André (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: International journal of public theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 393-419
Further subjects:B Truth and Reconciliation tumult commissions amnesty transitional justice
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