Transitional Justice: Global Mechanisms and Local Realities After Genocide and Mass Violence

by Roger Duthie, Wayne Babchuk, Leslie Dwyer, et al.

Book Overview

How do societies come to terms with the aftermath of genocide and mass violence, and how might the international community contribute to this process? Recently, transitional justice mechanisms such as tribunals and truth commissions have emerged as a favored means of redress. Transitional Justice, the first edited collection in anthropology focused directly on this issue, argues that, however well-intentioned, transitional justice needs to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813550688
• ISBN13: 9780813550688
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"