Seminar: Et bedre liv for alle – fremtidens Sydafrika

Time: Thursday, 7 April at 14 -16 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Nordskov Meeting Room, Wilders Plads 8H, 3rd floor, Christianshavn, 1401 Copenhagen K

Background

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been described as an important element of the healing process in South African society, which followed the end of apartheid.

Time: Thursday, 7 April at 14 -16 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Nordskov Meeting Room, Wilders Plads 8H, 3rd floor, Christianshavn, 1401 Copenhagen K

Background

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been described as an important element of the healing process in South African society, which followed the end of apartheid.

This restorative model has been used as examples for other to follow. However, was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission a success in South Africa in the search for transitional justice, and what are the lessons learned for other transitional societies?

What is the state of contemporary democracy and the justice system in South Africa?

SPEAKER
*Janis Grobbelaar, Professor, University of Pretoria, South African

PROGRAMME

14.00-14.10
Introduction – Thomas Mandrup, Assistant Professor, Royal Danish Defence College

14.10-15.00
The Post-1994 South African Journey in the Second Decade of the 21st Century – Janis Grobbelaar, Professor, University of Pretoria, South African

15.00-15.15
Coffee Break

15.15-16.00
Questions and Debate

Chair: Cecilie Felicia Stokholm Banke, Senior Researcher, DIIS

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, and registration is not necessary. The number of seats are limited and will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), The Conference Section, Strandgade 56, 1401 Kbn K, tlf. 32 69 87 51, e-mail: [email protected] og web: www.diis.dk