Transitional Justice in the Twenty-First Century Beyond Truth versus Justice

Name: Transitional Justice in the Twenty-First Century Beyond Truth versus Justice
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ISBN: 9780521860109

ISBN-10: 0521860105

ISBN-13: 9780521860109

Edition: 2006

Authors: Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Javier Mariezcurrena

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Dealing with the aftermath of civil conflict or the fall of a repressive government continues to trouble countries throughout the world. Whereas much of the 1990s was occupied with debates concerning the relative merits of criminal prosecutions and truth commissions, by the end of the decade a consensus emerged that this either/or approach was inappropriate and unnecessary. A second generation of transitional justice experiences have stressed both truth and justice and recognize that a single method may inadequately serve societies rebuilding after conflict or dictatorship. Based on studies in ten countries, this book analyzes how some combine multiple institutions, others experiment with…

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List price: $87.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/14/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 360
Size: 6.22" wide x 9.25" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

Javier Mariezcurrena is a Legal Advisor to the Federal Secretary for Human Rights in Argentina and former Transitional Justice Project Manager at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, University of Notre Dame. He is the co-editor of Inter-American System of Human Rights and Freedom of Expression in Paraguay (2002), Truth and Justice, Homage to Emilio F. Mignone (2001) and Basic Studies on Human Rights, Vol. X (2000).



List of contributors


Acknowledgments


The new landscape of transitional justice




Truth, justice, and multiple institutions


Introduction to Part I




The Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission




Transitional criminal justice in Sierra Leone




The Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the challenge of impunity




The "Mexican solution" to transitional justice




No justice, no peace: Discussion of a legal framework regarding the demobilization of non-state armed groups in Colombia




Hybrid attempts at accountability for serious crimes in Timor Leste




Levels of justice: Local, national and international


Introduction to Part II




A new approach to restorative justice - East Timor's Community Reconciliation Processes




Justice at the grassroots? Gacaca trials in Rwanda




Bremer's "Gordian Knot": Transitional justice and the US occupation of Iraq




Truth, justice and stability in Afghanistan




The prosecution of Hissene Habre: International accountability, national impunity




Argentina's contribution to global trends in transitional justice




Transitional justice: Lessons learned and the road ahead



Index