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Judging justice : how victim witnesses evaluate international courts / James David Meernik and Kimi Lynn King.
UMPEBC University of Michigan Press eBooks Available online
UMPEBC University of Michigan Press eBooks- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meernik, James David, author.
- King, Kimi Lynn, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Victims of crimes (International law).
- Witnesses--Legal status, laws, etc.
- International criminal courts.
- Witnesses.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, [2019]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Some injustices are so massive, so heinous, and so extraordinary that ordinary courts are no longer adequate. The creation of international courts and tribunals to confront major violations of human rights sought to bring justice to affected communities as well as to the entire world. Yet if justice is a righting of the imbalance between what has happened and what is reflected in the law, no amount of punishment and no judgment could compensate for that suffering and loss. In order to understand the meaning of justice, James David Meernik and Kimi Lynn King studied the perspective of witnesses who have testified before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Using a unique survey, Meernik and King look at the identity of the victims and their perception of the fairness of ICTY. Because of the need to justify the practical and emotional difficulties involved in testifying before an international tribunal, witnesses look not just to the institution to judge its effectiveness, but also to their own contribution, by testifying effectively. The central elements of the theory Meernik and King develop-identity, fairness, and experience-transcend specific conflicts and countries and are of importance to people everywhere.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A Theory of Individual Evaluations of International Justice
- Identity, Trial Outcomes, and International Justice
- Fairness
- Wartime Experiences and Witness Efficacy
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472124855
- 0472124854
- OCLC:
- 1076274722
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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