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Transitional Justice from Below: Grassroots Activism and the Struggle for Change: Human Rights Law in Perspective

Editat de Kieran McEvoy, Lorna McGregor
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 iul 2008
Although relatively new as a distinct field of study, transitional justice has become rapidly established as a vital field of enquiry. From vaguely exotic origins on the outer edges of political science, the study of 'justice' in times of transition has emerged as a central concern of scholarship and practical policy-making. A process of institutionalisation has confirmed this importance. The ICTY, the ICTR, the ICC, hybrid tribunals in Sierra Leone and East Timor and 'local' processes such as the Iraqi Higher Tribunal (IHT) have energised international law and international criminal justice scholarship. The South African TRC was for a time lauded as the model for dealing with the past and remains one of the most researched institutions in the world. It is one of approximately two dozen such institutions established in different transitional contexts over the past twenty years to assist conflicted societies to come to terms with a violent past. At the national level, international donors contribute huge sums of money to 'Rule of Law' programmes designed to transform national justice systems. This collection seeks to offer something quite different to the mainstream of scholarship in this area, emphasising the need for bespoke solutions to different transitions rather than 'off the shelf' models. The collection is designed to offer a space for diversity, prompted by a series of perspectives "from below" of societies beset by past violent conflict which have sought to effect their transition to justice. In doing so the contributors have also sought to enrich discussion about the role of human rights in transition, the continuing usefulness of perspectives from above, and the still contested meanings of "transition".
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781841138213
ISBN-10: 1841138215
Pagini: 233
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Hart Publishing
Seria Human Rights Law in Perspective

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

This collection seeks to offer something quite different to the mainstream of scholarship in this area, emphasising the need for bespoke solutions to different transitions rather than 'off the shelf' models.

Notă biografică

Kieran McEvoy (LLB, MSc, PhD) is a Professor of Law and Transitional Justice and Director of the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, School of Law, Queens University Belfast. Lorna McGregor is an International Legal Adviser at REDRESS and previously worked as an ICC Programme Lawyer at the International Bar Association.

Cuprins

1. Transitional Justice From Below: An Agenda for Research, Policy and Praxis Kieran McEvoy and Lorna McGregor2. Letting Go of Legalism: Developing a 'Thicker' Version of Transitional Justice Kieran McEvoy3. International Law as a 'Tiered Process': Transitional Justice at the Local, National and International Level Lorna McGregor4. Constitution-making, Transition and the Reconstitution of Society Kirsten McConnachie and John Morison5. The Role of Community in Participatory Transitional Justice Patricia Lundy and Mark McGovern6. The Lost Agenda: Economic Crimes and Truth Commissions in Latin America and Beyond James L Cavallaro and Sebastián Albuja7. Social Repair at the Local Level: The Case of Guatemala Laura Arriaza and Naomi Roht-Arriaza8. The Political Economy of Transitional Justice in Timor-Leste Elizabeth Stanley9. Challenging Impunity from Below: The Contested Ownership of Transitional Justice in Colombia Catalina Diaz10. Burden or Benefit? Paradoxes of Penal Transition in Russia Laura Piancentini

Recenzii

A collection of valuable observations
The collection is both timely and refreshing...it leaves aside well-worn debates about truth, impunity, the rule of law, and restorative justice to tackle transitional justice from novel or under-explored perspectives within criminology, political economy, international development, and sociolegal studies.
This volume makes a unique contribution to the literature on transitional justice.The authors help us to develop a complex understanding of transitional justice that includes but does not exclusively rely on the interests of grassroots movements.This book will work well for experts or an advanced seminar on transitional justice.

Descriere

This book supasses the existing scholarship on transitional justice, emphasising the need for bespoke solutions to different transitions.