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Author Archives: Okechukwu Oko
March 11, 2010
The Limits of Prosecutions
Posted by Okechukwu Oko
There exists in Africa a general agreement about the need for accountability, but a divergence exists as to how this could be pursued. Some countries use criminal prosecutions to address the aftermath of mass violence. Others prefer non-punitive mechanisms, like
