Reappraising Legal, Political and Ethical Questions Concerning the Herero and Nama Genocide

Julia Böcker, is a peace educator and mediator. She studied history and international law (MA) and peace & security studies (MPS). After chapters in Switzerland, Israel and the USA, she works for the Center of Ethical Education in the Armed Forces in Hamburg, Germany. Dealing with the past is a main focus of her research interest.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Maps1 Introduction1 Starting Position: Diagnosing the Problem2 Enquiry/Key Questions, Aims, Research Hypotheses3 Methodical Approach and Structure of This Paper4 Sources and Current State of Literature and Research5 Political and Scientific Relevance of This Paper2 Historical Background Genocide in the Colony1 Colonial Rule in German South West Africa2 Eroding the Limits of Violence in War (1904 to 1908)3 Concentration Camps and Forced Labour4 Consequences in the Resent3 On Legal Reappraisal Category Genocide1 A Crime against Human Rights?2 Answers Derived from Genocide Research3 Judicial Reappraisal of the Colonial Injustice4 Approaches of Political Reappraisal1 Forgetting, Suppressing, Avoiding2 Development Aid as Compensation?3 The ‘G-Word’ and Breaking Taboos4 Politicising Colonial Injustice5 German-Namibian Talks5 An Ethical and Moral Approach The Way of Apology1 Requirements of a Political Apology2 2004 Memorial Ceremony on the Waterberg – ‘Forgive Us Our Trespasses’3 Non-political Apologies4 Impetus from Political Actors5 Prospects of a Plea for ForgivenessConclusion1 Summary2 Policy Recommendation3 Other Means of Reappraisal4 OutlookAfterwordAppendixSources and Literature