Research handbook on transitional justice / edited by Cheryl Lawther, Luke Moffett, Dov Jacobs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lawther, Cheryl, editor.

Moffett, Luke, editor.

Jacobs, Dov, editor.

Series:

Research handbooks in international law.

Research Handbooks in International Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (566 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Malden, Masshuttes : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

Providing detailed and comprehensive coverage of the transitional justice field, this Research Handbook brings together leading scholars and practitioners to explore how societies deal with mass atrocities after periods of dictatorship or conflict. Situating the development of transitional justice in its historical context, social and political context, it analyses the legal instruments that have emerged. The Research Handbook is extensive in scope, with chapters discussing the concepts, actors, mechanisms and practices of transitional justice. They address the challenges of implementing a range of transitional justice mechanisms, including methods of truth recovery, criminal trials and reparation and lustration programmes. Going a step further, this book also expands the gaze of transitional justice to include underexplored areas, such as art and transitional justice, media and transitional justice and unique international case studies, such as Cambodia and Palestine. Timely and thought provoking, the Research Handbook on Transitional Justice will be of interest to both scholars and students, particularly those working in the areas of transitional justice and peace-building. It will also prove a valuable reference tool for practitioners of transitional justice and international criminal justice, helping to inform best practice. Contributors: A. Breslin, B.C. Browne, A. Davidian, S. Dezalay, P.J. Dixon, A. Fichtelberg, L.E. Fletcher J. Gallen, T. Hadden, T.O. Hansen, C. Harwood, R. Hodzic, C.M. Horne, E. Kenney, R. Killean, C. Lawther, P. McAuliffe, F. Mégret, L. Moffett, C. O'Rourke, J.R. Quinn, N. Roht-Arriaza, M. Schkolne, D.N. Sharp, L. Stan, D. Tolbert, C. Turner, R. Vagliano, H. van der Merwe, H.M. Weinstein

Contents:

Introduction : researching transitional justice : the highs, the lows and the expansion of the field / Cheryl Lawther and Luke Moffett.

Part I: The Concept(s) of Transitional Justice.

1. The Development of Transitional Justice / Joanna Quinn.

2. The Time and Space of Transitional Justice / Thomas Obel Hansen.

3. Transitional Justice and Critique / Catherine Turner.

4. Transitional Justice's Impact on Rule of Law : Symbol or Substance? / Padraig McAuliffe.

5. Transitional Justice and Human Rights / Frédéeric Mégret and Raphael Vagliano.

6. Transitional Justice and Gender / Catherine O'Rourke.

7. Transitional Justice and 'Local' Justice / Dustin Sharp.

8. Transitional Justice and Development / Peter Dixon.

Part II: The Actors of Transitional Justice.

9. The United Nations and Transitional Justice / Alison Davidian and Emily Kenney

10. The Role of International NGOs in the Emergence of Transitional Justice / Sara Dezalay.

11. The Role of Local Civil Society in Transitional Justice / Hugo van der Merwe and Maya Schkolne.

12. Transitional Justice and the 'Plight' of Victimhood / Laurel E. Fletcher and Harvey Weinstein.

13. Art and Transitional Justice : The 'Infinite Incompleteness' of Transition / Andrea Breslin.

14. Media and Transitional Justice : A Dream of Symbiosis in a Troubled Relationship / Refik Hodzic and David Tolbert.

Part III: The Mechanisms of Transitional Justice.

15. The International Criminal Court : In the Interests of Transitional Justice? / James Gallen.

16. Transitional Justice and the End of Impunity : Hybrid tribunals / Aaron Fichtelberg.

17. Transitional Justice and Truth Commissions / Cheryl Lawther.

18. Transitional Justice and Amnesties / Tom Hadden.

19. Transitional Justice and Reparations: Remedying the Past? / Luke Moffett.

20. Contributions of International Commissions of Inquiry to Transitional Justice / Catherine Harwood.

21. Transitional Justice : Vetting and Lustration / Cynthia Horne

Part IV: The Practice of Transitional Justice.

22. Guatemala: Lessons for Transitional Justice / Naomi Roht-Arriaza.

23. Pursuing Retributive and Reparative Justice within Cambodia / Rachel Killean.

24. Transitional Justice and the Case of Palestine / Brendan Ciarán Browne.

25. Transitional Justice in Central and Eastern Europe / Lavinia Stan.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78195-531-X