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The politics of transitional justice in Latin America : power, norms, and capacity building / Ezequiel A. Gonzalez-Ocantos.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- González Ocantos, Ezequiel, 1984- author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in politics and society in Latin America
- Elements in politics and society in Latin America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Transitional justice--Latin America.
- Transitional justice.
- Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- 73 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- How has Latin America pioneered the field of transitional justice (TJ)? Do approaches vary across the region? This Element describes Latin American innovations in trials and truth commissions, and evaluates two influential models that explain variation in TJ outcomes: the Huntingtonian and Justice Cascade approaches. It argues that scholars should complement these approaches with one that recognizes the importance of state capacity building and institutional change. To translate domestic/international political pressure and human rights norms into outcomes, states must develop 'TJ capabilities'. Not only should states be willing to pursue these highly complex policies, they must also develop competent bureaucracies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical (pages 67-73) references.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781108799089
- 1108799086
- OCLC:
- 1140119184
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