Interconnections of Ethics, Peace, Justice, and Human Development: Challenges and Pathways | Chapter 5 | The Tapestry of Development: Weaving Ethics into a Sustainable Future

 

The quest for a world anchored in ethics, peace, justice, and human development remains both urgent and complex. This research examines the interconnections between these four values, highlighting how they mutually reinforce one another and shape pathways toward sustainable and inclusive human flourishing. Despite their importance, progress is hindered by persistent challenges such as unethical governance and business practices, conflict, corruption, global inequality, and weak institutions, all of which obstruct the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 16 and broader human development objectives. The study employs a systematic, multidisciplinary approach, drawing on ethics, peacebuilding, and development studies. Through qualitative content analysis of academic literature, global reports, and case studies, it evaluates existing frameworks and practices while proposing innovative, integrative strategies. By synthesising theoretical insights from deontological and utilitarian ethics, social contract theory, peacebuilding models, and human development theory, the research provides a holistic framework that links ethical behaviour with peace, justice, and development outcomes. The analysis demonstrates that unethical practices create ripple effects that undermine peace, erode justice, and hinder human development, while justice and ethical governance strengthen institutional resilience and foster sustainable peace. Achieving ethics, peace, justice, and human development requires collaborative, multi-level strategies that integrate policy reform, education, technological innovation, and inclusive governance. The research offers actionable pathways for policymakers, organisations, and civil society, contributing to both academic debate and practical interventions toward a more just, peaceful, and prosperous world.

 

 

Author(s) Details

John Motsamai Modise
Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.

 

Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-88417-39-6/CH5

 

The Success and Failure of Amnesty the Case of Amnesty in Uganda | Chapter 3 | Recent Research Advances in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 2

 Amnesties in all places are bequeathed accompanying a lot of challenges that advance their success or deficiency. In this ground breaking book phase on the success and disappointment of amnesty; the case of pardon in Uganda, an invincible study was transported to determine what create amnesty a achievement or failure. Accordingly, an test of the influence of the procedures for achieve amnesty in Uganda was intentional to relate by virtue of what the ease of accessing pardon can lead to the accomplishment or failure of pardon. This was some a major PhD study named ‘‘Amnesty as a Panacea to Conflict: An Assessment of the Contribution of Amnesty to Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Peace in Uganda’’ which handled the contribution of pardon to conflict resolution and achievement of sustainable harmony. This book chapter is an widespread version of the item written by Dr. Innocent MURAMUZI in the International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 12(3):2022. Available at DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.12.03.2022.p12304. Ceteris paribus, cessation of conflict be necessary once the Amnesty Act was declared. Since the promulgation of the Amnesty Act (2000), skilled are insurgents still loose that have not used the Amnesty Act. The PhD study had four objectives: Determine information of the gift of amnesty to conflict judgment and sustainable harmony in Uganda; examine the influence of the procedures in the Amnesty Act in achieve amnesty in Uganda; determine the limitations of the Amnesty Act to conflict judgment and tenable peace in Uganda and advance a model of pardon as a panacea to conflict. The following were the research questions; What is the gift of the Amnesty Act to conflict resolution and tenable peace in Uganda? How persuasive were the procedures in the Amnesty Act in achieve amnesty in Uganda? What were the disadvantages of the Amnesty Act to conflict determination and sustainable harmony in Uganda? How is amnesty a cure-all to conflict? The study used two together quantitative and approximate data accumulation methods. This was finished to guarantee that enough information is composed. The study employed the use of a inquiry to collect dossier from all respondents while an interview guide was used to accumulate qualitative dossier from key informants of the study. The study working a cross-localized survey study design [1-4] where various sections of the culture were studied through a inquiry and interviews. A case study methods is a popular research design that puts more prominence on trying to enact the cause-effect relationship of sure occurrences and their outcomes. The record of what happened design is important when a scientist wants to establish the “whys” and “reason” of a particular research wonder [5-7]. Necessity of amnesty contradictory resolution and accomplishment of tenable peace contained that amnesty is inferior than conflict (66.12%). Some of the challenges faced in the exercise of the amnesty Act involve ignorance of the pardon law (87.43%), addition of the change clause in the pardon Act (2000), and later exclusion of rebellion leaders from with the beneficiaries of pardon, limited rectification and limited timeframe. Some of the disadvantages of pardon seekers involve ignorance of the pardon law (63.11%), mistrust against management and limited news. The Peace for Peace Model of amnesty that was grown sees Amnesty a Panacea to Conflict. Amnesty was able to solve a return of 26,390 rebels who deserted rebellion [8-11]. However, the number of rebels still at large is secret todate. Despite the promulgation of the Amnesty Act (2000), LRA chiefs have never surrendered or ever happened captured.

Author(s) Details:

Innocent Muramuzi,
Valley University of Science & Technology, Uganda.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RRAASS-V2/article/view/12531