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Amnesty Justified?
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Paperback. Series: School of Human Rights Research Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
The manner in which South Africa dealt with its past and the process of granting amnesty through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is generally considered legitimate. This is not the case, however, for many other amnesties granted in times of political transition or in post-conflict situations. National efforts to establish peace and democracy often clash with international legal demands. Notwithstanding the practice of nation states often preferring amnesty to prosecution as a means of dealing with their violent past, international law is clearly moving in a direction in which impunity and thus amnesty have no place. Nevertheless, in political transitions ... Read more
The manner in which South Africa dealt with its past and the process of granting amnesty through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is generally considered legitimate. This is not the case, however, for many other amnesties granted in times of political transition or in post-conflict situations. National efforts to establish peace and democracy often clash with international legal demands. Notwithstanding the practice of nation states often preferring amnesty to prosecution as a means of dealing with their violent past, international law is clearly moving in a direction in which impunity and thus amnesty have no place. Nevertheless, in political transitions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Intersentia Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
School of Human Rights Research Series
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780680750
SKU
V9781780680750
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99-23
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