Transitional justice /
Annotation At the century's end, societies all over the world are throwing off the yoke of authoritarian rule and beginning to build democracies. At any such time of radical change, the question arises: should a society punish its ancien regime or let bygones be bygones? Transitional Justice ta...
| Основен автор: | Teitel, Ruti G. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2001.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=129784 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Transitional justice. |
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Annotation At the century's end, societies all over the world are throwing off the yoke of authoritarian rule and beginning to build democracies. At any such time of radical change, the question arises: should a society punish its ancien regime or let bygones be bygones? Transitional Justice takes thisquestion to a new level with an interdisciplinary approach that challenges the very terms of the contemporary debate. Ruti Teitel explores the recurring dilemma of how regimes should respond to evil rule, arguing against the prevailing view favoring punishment, yet contending that the law nevertheless plays a profound role in periods of radical change. Pursuing a comparative and historical approach, she presents acompelling analysis of constitutional, legislative, and administrative responses to injustice following political upheaval. She proposes a new normative conception of justice--one that is highly politicized--offering glimmerings of the rule of law that, in her view, have become symbols of liberaltransition. Its challenge to the prevailing assumptions about transitional periods makes this timely and provocative book essential reading for policymakers and scholars of revolution and new democracies. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Includes index. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-283) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0195303210 9780195303216 1602567204 9781602567207 9780195100648 0195100646 |