No One to Blame ?: In Pursuit of Justice in South Africa

by George Bizos

Overview

George Bizos is one of a distinguished group of human rights lawyers who in the dark days of apartheid sought to uncover the state's role in eliminating its opponents. Some, like Biko, Timol and Aggett, were arrested and died in detention, while others, like Matthew Goniwe, were abducted and killed. As counsel for the families of the deceased, George Bizos was centrally involved in many of the inquests following these high-profile deaths. He is thus well placed to tell the story of the great courtroom dramas in which, with devastating skill, he and his colleagues pared away the tissue of lies protecting the security forces and the state functionaries—only to be rewarded with the invariable finding that there was 'no one to blame'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780864863195
Publisher:	David Philip Publishers
Publication date:	04/21/1999
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

What People are Saying About This

Dullah Omar

This compelling work is a timely reminder that without truth there is no justice and that much of the truth of South Africa's past has yet to be told ... In this book George Bizos rises like a colossus in his continued search for justice and accountability.
—( Dullah Omar, Minister of Justice)

Nadine Gordimer

'The intimate accounts of major trials in this extraordinary book are part of our national story we cannot deny: in human responsibility there never can be nobody to blame.