African Arguments
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Neither Truth Commissions nor Domestic Justice are Straightforward
Neither truth commissions nor domestic trials are as black and white as Professor Heller’s critique of my comments seems to argue. First, Professor Heller ... -
Leashing Kenya’s Dogs of War: A Theoretical Assessment
From the standpoint of constitutional law, the handing over of the Waki envelope to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) represents the ... -
On the Reactionary Nature of Sudanese Provincial “Revolutions” – Liberating the Bantustans?
The critique of inequality and monopolization of power in Sudan follows both geographical and class dimensions. The central provinces are vastly richer and better ... -
President Mbeki on the A.U. Panel’s Approach to Darfur
Last week, President Thabo Mbeki, Chairman of the African Union Panel on Darfur, addressed a press conference in Khartoum. What follows below is a ... -
Lessons from Al-Biruni: “The Character of the Reporters”
In writing Saviors and Survivors Mahmood Mamdani has painstakingly removed the activist smokescreen that has clouded and confused the tragedy of Darfur. His book ... -
Towards an Anthropological Analysis of the Human Rights Worldview
In “˜Human Rights Reporting on Darfur: A Genre that Redefines Tragedy‘, posted on this blog on August 21-24, Jayne Blayton states that ‘human rights ... -
Adam Smith Responds to Naomi Roht-Arriaza
Professor Roht-Arriaza makes several characteristically insightful comments about After Genocide. They have spurred me to continue the conversation. The professor notes that international judicial ... -
The AU Panel Listens to Darfur
The AU Panel on Darfur has completed its fourth mission to Sudan, with the purpose of consulting a wide range of Darfurian and other ... -
No Single Way to Deal with Atrocities
Adam Smith’s book posits that international criminal tribunals, especially those of the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR), don’t actually do justice for the ... -
“After Genocide”: Continuing the Discussion
It is a rare treat for an author to be given the opportunity to continue the discussion about his or her book in the ...