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Llewellyn, Jennifer J. and Howse, Robert (1999). "Institutions for restorative justice: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission." University of Toronto Law Journal (Summer99) 49(3): 355ff. 34p.

Proposes a different view of South Africa’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which challenges the conception of justice that underlies criminal trials. Limits of criminal trials; Support for restorative justice; Model of restorative justice in South Africa; Comparison with retributive justice; Strengths and weaknesses of the TRC.


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