Transitional justice from below : grassroots activism and the struggle for change

Transitional justice from below : grassroots activism and the struggle for change / edited by Kieran McEvoy and Lorna McGregor.

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. This collection discusses the role of human rights in transition, the usefulness of perspectives f...

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Other Authors: McEvoy, Kieran, McGregor, Lorna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2008.
Series:Human rights law in perspective ; v. 14.
Subjects:
Crimes against humanity.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Truth commissions.
Transitional justice.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Crimes against humanity
Criminal justice, Administration of
Transitional justice
Truth commissions
Strafrecht
Unrecht
Völkerstrafrecht
Vergangenheitsbewältigung
Overgangsrecht.
Politieke verandering.
Activisme.
Rechtspleging.
Brott mot mänskligheten.
Sanningskommissioner.
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Summary: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. This collection discusses the role of human rights in transition, the usefulness of perspectives from above, and the contested meanings of 'transition'.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 254 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847314420
1847314422
1472564405
9781472564405
1281948470
9781281948472
9786611948474
6611948473
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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