Theorising truth and justice in governance: a study on truth commissions
Theorising truth and justice in governance: a study on truth commissions

Summary/Abstract: Crime is everywhere. Demystifying the truth about the originof a criminal activity against humanity may be difficult. The dilemma of truth is that half of the truth is no truth, a bit of truth isno truth and almost whole truth is no truth. Therefore, can truthbe ever gotten from a matter whose stakeholders do not knowthe truth or deliberately conceal the truth? Can truth be ascertained when the truth is that there is no truth established in thematter? Then what can be done to get the truth from a matterthat has no genesis of truth surrounding it? Therefore, wherever truth is compromised or not known, justice delivery will behard to come by and in most cases justice delivery can neverbe ascertained. However, this does not mean that the truth ofa matter can never be known and justice delivery can neverbe ascertained. This quest is what the truth commission seeksto demystify in every truth finding missions across the world.Game theory will be used to analyse the concept of truth in theprocess of demystifying the herculean task of justice deliveryin governance of a political system. Sections will be created todiscuss the quests for truth by the truth commissions across theworld, theorising truth and justice using a truth searching model and conclusions will be based on the fact that truth bringsjustice, justice propels peace, and peace drives development inhuman endeavours

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