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Why have a truth commission if there have already been court cases and investigations?

April 26, 2017cases Commission Court investigations Truth

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Why have a truth commission if there have already been court cases and investigations?

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Court cases only address the evidence at hand at the time, only speak to the narrow issues defined by legal charges, and must attend to rules of evidence that may hinder a broader and more comprehensive understanding of the causes and consequences. Plus, the adversarial approach to justice has done nothing to apply the lessons of the tragedy to building a stronger, more connected community for the present and future.