Democratization in the Balkans
In: The Politics of Central Europe, S. 171-201
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In: The Politics of Central Europe, S. 171-201
In: Democratization, Band 15, Heft 3, S. 509-524
ISSN: 1743-890X
In: International studies quarterly: the journal of the International Studies Association, Band 59, Heft 3, S. 571-586
ISSN: 0020-8833, 1079-1760
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In: Democratization, Band 15, Heft 3, S. 570-587
ISSN: 1743-890X
Any country which attempts to establish accountability for past abuses of human rights during the process of democratization faces political, judicial, and ethical problems. With regard to politics, the question of which transitional justice measures are appropriate, functional, and feasible has to be decided for every individual case. A judicial approach has to decide which judicial standards to apply and how to justify prosecution. Finally, the ethical dilemmas of dealing with historical injustices have to be understood. There are no ready-made concepts to define guilt and justice. In many cases it is even difficult to tell the victims from the perpetrators. This study examines the different strategies subsumed under the term 'transitional justice' used by emerging democracies to deal with a legacy of human rights abuses. It explores the problems and challenges posed by different mechanisms of reconciliation and societal reintegration. While existing analyses of the contribution that transitional justice measures make to the process of social re-integration stress the importance of consensus among citizens and social groups for the emergence of trust and solidarity, this study suggests also thinking about how conflicts over competing 'truths' can help to build social capital and reconciliation. Noting a global diffusion of international legal norms, which means at least formal universal acceptance of basic rights and judicial procedures, it is argued that international justice cannot be a substitute for transitional justice measures taken by the domestic regime itself. Adapted from the source document.
In: International studies review, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 300-303
ISSN: 1468-2486
In: Democratization, Band 16, Heft 6, S. 1093-1114
ISSN: 1351-0347
In: International Comparative Social Studies
In: Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics 57
In: Working papers / Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals, 26
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In: Discussion paper series 6987
In: International macroeconomics
In: Building Sustainable Peace, S. 87-109
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 56, S. 287-301