Searching for truth in the transitional justice movement / Jamie Rowen.
2017
KZ6078 .R69 2017 (Mapit)
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Searching for truth in the transitional justice movement / Jamie Rowen.
Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Copyright
©2017.
Description
xii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Searching for truth
Building a transnational movement
Disruption : a truth commission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transformation : the politics of peace in Colombia
Decoupled : transitional justice in the War on Terror
The power of legal ideas.
Building a transnational movement
Disruption : a truth commission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transformation : the politics of peace in Colombia
Decoupled : transitional justice in the War on Terror
The power of legal ideas.
Summary
"Searching for Truth in the Transitional Justice Movement examines calls for a truth commission to redress the brutal war during the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, the decades-long armed conflict in Colombia, and US detention policies in the War on Terror. In so doing, it argues that transitional justice is an idea around which a loosely structured movement emerged and professionalized, making truth commissions a standard response to mass violence. By exploring how this movement developed, as well as efforts to make truth commissions in the Balkans, Colombia, and the US, this book explains different processes through which political actors translate new legal ideas such as transitional justice into political action. Further, it reveals how the malleability of transitional justice and truth commissions is both an asset and a liability for those hoping to ensure accountability, improve survivor well-being, and prevent future violence."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-175) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KZ6078 .R69 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781107108769 (hardback)
1107108764 (hardback)
9781107519695 (paperback)
1107519691 (paperback)
1107108764 (hardback)
9781107519695 (paperback)
1107519691 (paperback)
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