The Development of Institutions of Human Rights : A Comparative Study


Lilian A. Barria
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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New York : : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2010.
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1 online resource (243 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Series Editor Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Abbrevations; 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. - 12 Promoting Human Rights through Hybrid Courts: The Serious Crimes Process in East Timor13 Unfinished Business: The Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation in East Timor; Part VI: Conclusion; 14 The Quest for Justice: Lessons Learned; Index. - 5 Violence Born of History/History Born of Violence: A Brief Context for Understanding the Bosnian War6 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. - During the transition to democracy, states have used various mechanisms to address previous human rights abuses including 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.
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Øst-Timor : (NO-TrBIB)HUME13394
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9781403976529. - 9781403976536

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