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Grant, Andrew. "Live and Let Die? Transitional Justice and the Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Commission" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA's 49th ANNUAL CONVENTION, BRIDGING MULTIPLE DIVIDES, Hilton San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, Mar 26, 2008 <Not Available>. 2008-12-11 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p253503_index.html>

Grant, A. , 2008-03-26 "Live and Let Die? Transitional Justice and the Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Commission" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA's 49th ANNUAL CONVENTION, BRIDGING MULTIPLE DIVIDES, Hilton San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2008-12-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p253503_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Live and Let Die? Transitional Justice and the Liberia Truth and Reconciliation CommissionFollowing the provisions of the August 2003 Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Liberia's parliamentarians passed legislation mandating the creation of the Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Commission (LTRC) in 2005. Since early 2007, a seven-member panel of the LTRC has been given the responsibility to investigate various war crimes and wanton human rights violations that were committed in the country from 1979 to 2003. The period covers several important extended episodes of insecurity and violence in Liberia's recent history, ranging from the rice riots of 1979 and the Master Sergeant Samuel Doe-led coup that ousted then-President William Tolbert in 1980 to the destructive campaign by Charles Taylor and his competitors to rule the country that plunged Liberia into civil war for most of the era of 1989 to 2003. The LTRC's mandate is to promote transitional justice by constructing a historical record as recounted by perpetrators, witnesses, and victims of violence and human rights abuses that occurred from 1979 to 2003.Drawing upon the lessons learned from other models of transitional justice, such as the South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission (SATRC) and the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (SLTRC), this paper is animated by the following questions. What are the local perceptions and expectations of the LTRC? To what extent will all Liberians -- including the Liberian diasporas -- have a role in the LTRC process? Since the LTRC is not mandated to prosecute perpetrators or compel witnesses and victims to testify, will its official 'Final Report' be considered a complete and accurate record of events? Instead of promoting transitional and restorative justice as part of the LTRC, should the Liberian government also seek to establish more punitive measures by following the lead of international models such as the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) or the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)? Ultimately, this paper seeks to contribute to the literature on transitional justice and provide insights on the broader question of whether truth and reconciliation commissions are more effective than punitive mechanisms as part of efforts to advance societal healing in post-conflict settings.

Public Opinion, Foreign Policy, and Democracy: The Influence of the Will of the Majority. A Paper Prepared for the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association

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