Beyond Nuremberg: Re-thinking Responses to Political Violence
UW Law Building 975 Bascom Mall , Madison, Wisconsin
Mahmood Mamdani
Herbert Lehman Professor of Government & Professor of Anthropology, Political Science, & African Studies: Columbia University
Professor & Director, Makerere Institute of Social Research, Kampala, Uganda
This talk will contrast two paradgimatic responses on how to respond to political violence: Nuremberg & the South African transition from apartheid. The objective will be to understand the nature of political violence and explore ways beyond criminal justice as a response to it.