Publications & Tools

March 2011

The United States Institute of Peace’s Truth Commissions Digital Collection is part of the Margarita S. Studemeister Digital Library in International Conflict Management.  The collection contains profiles of truth commissions and substantive bodies of inquiry from nations worldwide - offering general background information on the composition of each body, links to the official legislative texts establishing such commissions, and each commission's final reports and findings.

Framing the State front book cover
April 2010 | Book by Laurel E. Miller, with Louis Aucoin

Analyzing nineteen cases, Framing the State in Times of Transition offers the first in-depth, practical perspective on the implications of constitution-making procedure, and explores emerging international legal norms.

May 2002 | Book by Princeton N. Lyman

A remarkable book about a remarkable time, Partner to History reveals the role played by U.S. diplomacy in South Africa's surprisingly successful transition from apartheid to democracy.

November 2000 | Book by Dorothy Shea

In the latter half of the 1990s, South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) offered the country the chance to build a better future by facing up to its past. Amid saturation media coverage, victims of human rights abuses told their harrowing stories and perpetrators confessed to horrendous acts.

June 2000 | Book by Susan Collin Marks

A compelling, inspiring account of peacemaking in action,Watching the Wind takes us to the front lines of South Africa's struggle to manage the tempestuous transition from apartheid to democracy.

Countries: South Africa
Credit: CIA World Factbook
December 1995

Truth Commission: Commission of Truth and Reconciliation
Duration: 1995 – 2002
Charter: Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995
Commissioners: 17
Report: Public report

 

Countries: Africa, South Africa | Issue Areas: Rule of Law
October 1995 | Book by Pierre du Toit

Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa

Countries: Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe | Issue Areas: Rule of Law
March 1995 | Book by Peter Gastrow

South Africa and the National Peace Accord

Countries: South Africa | Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Rule of Law
South Africa - SR 4 (Image: USIP)
September 1993

The United States Institute of Peace brought together National Peace Accord officials, United Nations and Organization of African Unity officials, political party representatives, and representatives of conflict resolution non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for a public workshop in late July 1993 to discuss the linkages between the international community and the Peace Accord structures.

Countries: South Africa