Why does conflict deteriorate into violence and war? How does collective memory influence healing and social justice in post-conflict situations? This book brings together a distinguished group of scholars, policy-makers, justice workers, and social activists to answer these questions. They look at how people rebuild broken communities and the tensions between reconciliation and social justice in post-conflict situations.

Ifi Amadiume is Associate Professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover.

Abdullahi A. An-Na'im is Professor of Law at Emory University.

Facing Truth, Facing Justice--Ifi Amadiume & Abdullahi An-Na'im * Social Justice * Memory, Truth and Healing--Wole Soyinka * The Politics of Memory--Ifi Amadiume * Biafran War Literature and Africa's Search for Social Justice--Amachi Ezeigbo * The Nature of Conflict * Social Movements Revisited--Abdullahi Ahmed An-Nai'im & Svetlana Peshkova * The Interface of Conflicts in West Africa--Tshikala Biaya * Post-Biafran Marginalization of the Igbo in Nigeria--Nhaemeka Ikpeze * Towards a Social History of Warfare and Reconstruction--Akel Harneit-Sievers and Sydney Emezue * Judicial Accountability * Truth and Justice for Human Rights Crimes--Juan Mendez * Truth in a Box--Julie Mertus * Justice for Women Victims of Violence--Binaifer Nowrojee & Regan Ralph * Truth Commissions * The Truth According to the TRC--Mahmood Mandani * Social Conflict and Reconciliation Rwandese Experiences--Juan Kakwenzire * Conclusion * The Cause of Justice Behind Civil Wars--Francis Deng

Facing Truth, Facing Justice--Ifi Amadiume & Abdullahi An-Na'im * Social Justice * Memory, Truth and Healing--Wole Soyinka * The Politics of Memory--Ifi Amadiume * Biafran War Literature and Africa's Search for Social Justice--Amachi Ezeigbo * The Nature of Conflict * Social Movements Revisited--Abdullahi Ahmed An-Nai'im & Svetlana Peshkova * The Interface of Conflicts in West Africa--Tshikala Biaya * Post-Biafran Marginalization of the Igbo in Nigeria--Nhaemeka Ikpeze * Towards a Social History of Warfare and Reconstruction--Akel Harneit-Sievers and Sydney Emezue * Judicial Accountability * Truth and Justice for Human Rights Crimes--Juan Mendez * Truth in a Box--Julie Mertus * Justice for Women Victims of Violence--Binaifer Nowrojee & Regan Ralph * Truth Commissions * The Truth According to the TRC--Mahmood Mandani * Social Conflict and Reconciliation Rwandese Experiences--Juan Kakwenzire * Conclusion * The Cause of Justice Behind Civil Wars--Francis Deng