Confronting past human rights violations
Subtitle: justice vs. peace in times of transition
By: Chandra Lekha Sriram.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Cass series on peacekeeping,; 14
Publisher: Frank Cass; Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Truth commissions -- Case studies; Human rights -- Case studies; Crimes against humanity -- Case studies; War crimes -- Case studies; Government liability -- Case studies; Restorative justice -- Case studies; Amnesty -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What makes accountability possible?; title: Global experiences in transitional justice; title: El Salvador "negotiated revolution" and the truth commission; title: Argentina : struggle for accountability; title: Honduras : justice in semi-transition; title: South africa : the exchange of truth for justice; title: Sri Lanka : justice in the midst of war; title: Conclusion : compromises of transition.