Human Rights in Sierra Leone 1787-2016

<p>This book offers an up-to-date comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis of the multifaceted and evolving experiences of human rights in Sierra Leone between the years 1787 and 2016. It provides a balanced coverage of the local and international conditions that frame the socio-cultural political and economic context of human rights: its rise and fall and concerns for the broader engendered issues of the transatlantic slave trade colonialism women’s struggle for recognition constitutional development political independence war and transitional justice (as well as contributive justice which the author introduces to explain the consequences of the problems of the temporal nature of transitional justice and the crisis of donor fatigue towards peacebuilding activities) local government democracy and constitutional reforms within Sierra Leone. While acknowledging the profound challenges associated with the promotion of human rights in an environment of uncertainty political fragility lawlessness and deprivation John Idriss Lahai sheds light on the often-constructive engagement of the people of Sierra Leone with a variety of societal conditions adverse or otherwise to influence constitutional change the emergent post-coflict discourse on contributive justice and acceptable human rights practice.</p><p></p><p>This book will be of interest to scholars in West African history legal history African studies peace and conflict studies human rights and transitional justice.</p>