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Atrocities and international accountability : beyond transitional justice / edited by Edel Hughes, William A. Schabas and Ramesh Thakur.

Van Pelt Library K5301 .A978 2007
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Hughes, Edel.
Schabas, William, 1950-
Thakur, Ramesh, 1948-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Crimes against humanity.
Criminal liability.
Atrocities.
Truth commissions.
Reconciliation--Political aspects.
Reconciliation.
Physical Description:
xi, 297 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, 2007.
Summary:
Rebuilding societies where conflict has occurred is rarely a simple process; but where conflict has been accompanied by gross and systematic violations of human rights, the procedure becomes fraught with controversy. This volume brings together eminent scholars and practitioners with direct experience of some of the most challenging contemporary cases of international justice, and illustrates that justice and accountability remain complex ideals.--Publisher's description.
Contents:
How to come to terms with the past / Peter R. Baehr
Does power trump morality? reconciliation or transitional justice? / Rama Mani
Transitional justice and conflict termination : Mozambique, Rwanda and South Africa assessed / Helena Cobban
All the truth but only some justice? dilemmas of dealing with the past in new democracies / Jorge Heine
East Timor's search for justice, reconciliation and dignity / Jeff Kingston
No substitute for sovereignty : why international criminal justice has a bleak future and deserves it / Jeremy Rabkin
Dancing with the devil : prosecuting West Africa's warlords : current lessons learned and challenges / David M. Crane
The development of prosecutorial discretion in international criminal courts / Matthew Brubacher
Alternatives to prosecution : the case of Rwanda / Gerald Gahima
Independence and impartiality of the international judiciary : some lessons learned, and some ignored / William A. Schabas
Impartiality deficit and international criminal judging / Diane Marie Amann
The effect of amnesties before domestic and international tribunals : morality, law and politics / Leila Nadya Sadat
Trading justice for peace : the contemporary law and policy debate / Michael P. Scharf
Concluding remarks : the questions that still remain / William A. Schabas and Ramesh Thakur.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9789280811414
928081141X
OCLC:
144774656

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