Kerr / Mobekk Peace and Justice

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-5775-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

In recent years there has been a tendency to intervene in themilitary, political and economic affairs of failed and failingstates and those emerging from violent conflict. In many cases thishas been accompanied by some form of international judicialintervention to address serious and widespread abuses ofinternational humanitarian law and human rights in recognition ofan explicit link between peace and justice.
A range of judicial and non-judicial approaches has been adoptedin recognition of the fact that there is no one-size-fits-all modelthrough which to seek accountability. This book considers themerits and drawbacks of these different responses and sets out anoriginal framework for analysing transitional societies andtransitional justice mechanisms.
Taking as its starting point the post-Second World War tribunalsat Nuremburg and Tokyo, the book goes on to discuss the creation ofad hoc international tribunals in the 1990s, hybrid/mixed courts,the International Criminal Court, domestic trials, truthcommissions and traditional justice mechanisms. With examples drawnfrom across the world, including the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda,Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Sierra Leone, Uganda and the DRC, itpresents a compelling and comprehensive study of the key responsesto war crimes.
Peace and Justice is a timely contribution in a world where anever-increasing number of post-conflict societies are grapplingwith the complex issues of transitional justice. It will be avaluable resource for students, scholars, practitioners andpolicy-makers seeking to understand past violations of human rightsand the most effective ways of addressing them.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kerr, Rachel

Mobekk, Eirin

Über Autor(innen)

Rachel Kerr is a Lecturer in the Department of War Studies,King's College, London.
Eirin Mobekk is is an independent consultant and researchassociate affiliated to the Centre for International Security andCooperation, Department of Peace Studies, University ofBradford.