Stones left unturned : law and transitional justice in Burundi /

Stones left unturned : law and transitional justice in Burundi /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Vandeginste, Stef, author.
Imprint:	Cambridge : Intersentia, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 452 pages) : PDF file(s).
Language:	English
Series:	Series on transitional justice ; v. 4 Series on transitional justice ; v. 4.
Subject:	Human rights -- Burundi -- History. Transitional justice -- Burundi. Human rights. Transitional justice. Burundi. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12599290

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ISBN:	9781839700767 (ebook) 1839700769 (ebook) 9789400001152 (hardback)
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Dec 2020).
Summary:	Stones Left Unturned looks at the post-colonial history of Burundi through transitional justice lenses. It describes how repeated cycles of politico-ethnic violence as well as the so-called 'remedial' action undertaken in their aftermath have been inspired by the desire to maintain or obtain political power. Throughout Burundi's negotiated transition from conflict to peace, dealing with the past has been a constant matter of attention. The book zooms in on the gap between the rhetorical commitment by domestic and international actors to establish a truth and reconciliation commission and a special tribunal and the little achievements made so far. The historical account of transitional justice in Burundi is indicative of a fundamental evolution in the conception of law and how it relates to the exercise of political authority. It reveals a growing awareness that neither the process nor the outcome of transitional justice should solely be left to the discretion of the incumbent regime, but that international and constitutional norms impose substantive and procedural barriers.
Other form:	Print version 9789400001152

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Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Dec 2020).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 452 pages) : PDF file(s).
ISBN:	9781839700767 1839700769 9789400001152