Abstract: Over the past three decades, considerable debate has taken place regarding the strengths and the weaknesses of the various transitional justice mechanisms that have been adopted after a transition to democracy. The mechanisms chosen by states during the cold war period were generally domestic, including trials, amnesties, and truth and reconciliation commissions (TRCs). However, the 1990s witnessed several important innovations including the establishment of international and later hybrid criminal tribunals, culminating in the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The contributors to this volume discuss diverse transitional justice mechanisms implemented following severe human rights violations (often perpetrated by a government). How should we assess these methods of transitional justice? Given the nature of the conflict and the human rights abuses, is any mechanism superior?
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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