This paper discusses the legal and political recourse available to battered women who kill. In particular, the paper discusses a possible basis for setting aside, substituting or reducing the sentences this category of women have received and are currently serving.
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The Eighth African Transitional Justice Forum was convened in Port Louis, Mauritius, on 11-12 September 2024, continuing the forum's critical role in advancing transitional justice across the continent. Organised by the African Union Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security
Le huitième Forum africain sur la justice transitionnelle s'est tenu à Port-Louis, à Maurice, les 11 et 12 septembre 2024, poursuivant le rôle essentiel du forum dans l'avancement de la justice transitionnelle (JT) à travers le continent. Organisé par le
Statements on the need for popular participation are increasingly common in international and national transitional justice policy and literature, yet little guidance is available on how to put participation into practice. Based on empirical research in The Gambia and Somalia
School violence manifests itself in many forms including discipline problems such as fighting among learners, bullying, utterances of crude and sexist remarks against fellow learners and teachers, racism, stabbings, shootings at schools and even murder. However, given that race frequently
