POL300H1 Lecture : POL300Y Lecture March 21.docx
14 Apr 2014
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Tensions between nonviolence and justice : consistent theme of this course, can the desire to make peace or to practice principled nonviolence sometimes stand in the way of fulfilling the demands of justice, debates about he justice of truth and reconciliation commissions (trc), state apologies, and various practices of restorative justice provide prime instances of this continual tension. Truth and reconciliation commission (trc: scores of countries have had truth commissions or truth and reconciliation commissions including, sierra leone, peru, liberia, canada and many more, south africa as paradigmatic example, why do we need trcs, practical: apartheid regime of south africa still controlled the security forces. Religious aspects: reconciliation: mix of political expedience, religion and psychology, trc commissioners each received a candle and an olive branch, were blessed by jewish, christian, buddhist, muslim and traditional african leaders, desmond tutu archbishop of anglican church, alex boraine: president of the methodist church of s. africa.
