National Reconciliation and General Amnesty in Algeria

摘要

Reconciliation and amnesty have become an accepted way of dealing with the process of transition after civil conflict or political repression. Algeria's Charter for National Reconciliation and Peace was, however, more limited than most such initiatives in that one side in the violence of the 1990s was given blanket amnesty and immunity whilst the other was required to submit to the authority of the state. It is questionable, therefore, how successful this initiative will be in achieving genuine reconciliation. This, in turn, may have implications for future stability.