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In: Reappraising Legal, Political and Ethical Questions Concerning the Herero and Nama Genocide

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Pages:: i–xiv

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004688209_001

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“In the face of such ‘unspeakable truths,’ wouldn’t it be better to simply, quietly bow out?” (Kora Andrieu: Sorry for the Genocide, 2009) The book affirms this question regarding colonial injustice and violence. The focus is on the Herero and Nama genocide committed by the German Empire at the beginning of the 20th century in today’s Namibia. While dealing with the past had long been avoided in Germany, reconciliation processes have finally begun. In the book, an interdisciplinary approach brings historical foundations, legal questions, political responses and the approach of peace ethics together to conclude: In the face of extreme violence, a political apology can be an effective instrument for conflict transformation, even if the injustice is far in the past. For in coming to terms with massive systemic injustice, not only legal questions and peace and security policy viewpoints are important; at least in the same way ethical considerations are relevant.

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Reappraising Legal, Political and Ethical Questions Concerning the Herero and Nama Genocide

Series: International Studies on Military Ethics, Volume: 13

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004688209

Publisher:: Brill | Nijhoff

Print Publication Date:: 15 Feb 2024

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- Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
  - Human Rights
  - Humanitarian Law
- International Law
  - Conflict & Security Law

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