Colonialism, Genocide and Reparations
The German-Namibian Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3883676 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henning Melber (0000-0001-8439-8148, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 773-799 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/dech.12840 |
| OpenAlex | W4400305899 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 43 |
In 2015 the German government acknowledged that the Empire committed genocide in its colony South West Africa, known since its independence as Namibia. This acknowledgement marked a new reference point in how to engage with colonial crimes. Since then, Germany has fallen short of bearing full and unconditional responsibility for and recognition of the crime in terms of restorative justice. While Germany deserves credit for its commemoration and remorse over the Holocaust during World War II, victims of other forms of extermination with the intent to destroy still crave adequate recognition, commemoration and compensation in the form of reparations. This article presents the Namibian case to illustrate the contradictions and limitations that emerge when general notions are tested and undermined by asymmetric power relations of Realpolitik
Ancient history · Archaeology · Colonialism · Ethnology · Genocide · German · Political science · German Colonialism and Identity Studies · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law
South-West Africa under German rule, 1894-1914.
Axis rule in occupied Europe
Zakhor, Jewish history and Jewish memory
Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law
Minimum Legal Standards in Reparation Processes for Colonial Crimes
Ein »Versöhnungsabkommen«, das keines ist. Die deutsch-namibische Gemeinsame Erklärung zum Völkermord in Deutsch-Südwestafrika
The Ultimate Victim of Genocide and the Question of Collective Reparations
Capitalism and the Legal Foundations of Global Reparations
Verhandlungssache Genozid
Hiding in Full View
Enduring injustice
Post-conflict peace initiatives, British Mau Mau compensation, and the mastering of colonial pasts
Addressing 'Colonial Crimes' through Reparations
Reactive remembrance
Patterns of frontier genocide 1803–1910
How to Illegalize Past Injustice
Reckoning with colonial injustice
The ambiguity of colonial international law
Colonial apologies and the problem of the transgressor speaking
The Doctrine of Intertemporal Law
The United Nations Convention on Genocide
Addressing Colonial Crimes Through Reparations
Colonialism, Land, Ethnicity, and Class
What you see before your eyes
Germany and Namibia
Raphael Lemkin and the international debate on the punishment of war crimes (1919–1948)
Colonialism, genocide and International Relations
Reparations for the Herero Genocide
The Negotiated Apology
Mau Mau in the High Court and the 'Lost' British Empire Archives
Derisking Developmentalism
Civilian-Driven Violence and the Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in Settler Societies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |