
Transitional Justice
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The book presents the broad scope of transitional justice studies through a focus on the theory, mechanisms and debates in the area, covering such topics as:
The origin, context and development of transitional justice
Victims, victimology and transitional justice
Prosecutions for abuses and gross violations of human rights
Truth commissions
Transitional justice and local justice
Gender, political economy and transitional justice
Apology, reconciliation and the politics of memory
Offering a discussion of the impact and outcomes of transitional justice, this approach provides valuable insight for those who seek both an introduction alongside relatively advanced engagement with the subject.
Transitional Justice: Theories, Mechanisms and Debates is an important text for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students who take courses in transitional justice, human rights and criminal law, as well as a systematic reference text for researchers.
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Hugo van der Merwe is the Director of Research, Knowledge and Learning at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), South Africa, and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Transitional Justice.
Content
Chapter 2 - Victims, Victimology and Transitional Justice
Chapter 3- Peace versus Justice and Rule of Law Debates in Transitions
Chapter 4- Prosecutions for Abuses and Gross Violations of Human Rights
Chapter 5- Truth Commissions
Chapter 6- Lustration and the Personnel Reform of the State
Chapter 7- Reparations
Chapter 8- Transitional Justice and Local Justice
Chapter 9: The Case for Judicial Accountability in Transitional Societies
Chapter 10- Gender and Transitional Justice
Chapter 11- Political Economy and Transitional Justice
Chapter 12- Apology, Reconciliation, and the Politics of Memory
Chapter 13: 'Measuring' Transitional Justice: Impacts and Outcomes
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