Truth Commissions and Courts
. Ed(S): Schabas, William A.; Darcy, Shane
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Description for Truth Commissions and Courts
Hardback. Explores the tension between the work of truth commissions and criminal courts in addressing serious human rights abuses in post-conflict situations. Drawing on country examples, such as Guatemala, Sierra Leone, and Peru, this collection of essays examines how truth commissions and courts have dealt with victims, relatives and perpetrators. Editor(s): Schabas, William A.; Darcy, Shane. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
Criminal justice for human rights abuses committed during periods of political repression or dictatorship is one of the great challenges to post-con?ict societies. In many cases, there has been no justice at all. Sometimes serious political concerns that e?orts at accountability might upset fragile peace settlements have militated in favour of no action and no accountability. In many cases, the outgoing tyrants have conditioned their departure upon a pledge that there be no prosecutions. But thinking on these issues has evolved considerably in recent years. Largely driven by the view that collective amnesia amounts to a violation of fundamental human ... Read more
Criminal justice for human rights abuses committed during periods of political repression or dictatorship is one of the great challenges to post-con?ict societies. In many cases, there has been no justice at all. Sometimes serious political concerns that e?orts at accountability might upset fragile peace settlements have militated in favour of no action and no accountability. In many cases, the outgoing tyrants have conditioned their departure upon a pledge that there be no prosecutions. But thinking on these issues has evolved considerably in recent years. Largely driven by the view that collective amnesia amounts to a violation of fundamental human ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402032233
SKU
V9781402032233
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About . Ed(S): Schabas, William A.; Darcy, Shane
William A. Schabas is Professor of Human Rights Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway and Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights. His numerous publications include Genocide in International Law (2000), The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law (third edition, 2003) and An Introduction to the International Criminal Court (second edition, 2004). He served as ... Read more
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