The development of institutions of human rights : a comparative study /

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Imprint:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Description:	xvii, 224 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Perspectives on comparative politics Perspectives in comparative politics.
Subject:	Transitional justice -- Cross-cultural studies. Human rights -- Cross-cultural studies. Conflict management -- Cross-cultural studies. Conflict management. Human rights. Transitional justice. Cross-cultural studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8062440

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Other authors / contributors:	Barria, Lilian A. Roper, Steven D.
ISBN:	9781403976529 (hardback) 140397652X (hardback)
Summary:	"During the transition to democracy, states have used various mechanisms to address previous human rights abuses including domestic trials, truth and reconciliation commissions and internationalized tribunals. This volume analyzes the transitional justice choices made by four countries: Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), Sierra Leone and East Timor. For each country, there is a chapter which provides a historical overview concerning the causes of the conflict and two subsequent chapters which highlight a different method of transitional justice implemented. The volume highlights the opportunities and the constraints faced by states and the international community to provide accountability for human rights violations"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Series Editor Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
About the Authors
Part I. Introduction
1. Mechanisms of Transitional Justice
Part II. Argentina
2. Argentina's Proceso: Societal "Reform" through Premeditated Terror
3. Successes and Limitations of the CONADEP Experience in the Determination of Responsibilities for Human Rights Violations in Argentina
4. Recalling the Legacy of the 1985 Trial of the Military in Argentina
Part III. Bosnia-Herzegovina
5. Violence Born of History/History Born of Violence: A Brief Context for Understanding the Bosnian War
6. Transitional Justice in Bosnia: The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
7. Home Court Advantage? Domestic Trials and Transitional Justice in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Part IV. Sierra Leone
8. Genesis of the Sierra Leone Conflict and Its Human Rights Violations
9. Addressing Impunity in Sierra Leone: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
10. Mixed Justice, Mixed Legacy: The Special Court for Sierra Leone
Part V. East Timor
11. East Timor and the Struggle for Independence
12. Promoting Human Rights through Hybrid Courts: The Serious Crimes Process in East Timor
13. Unfinished Business: The Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation in East Timor
Part VI. Conclusion
14. The Quest for Justice: Lessons Learned
Index

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