Transitional Justice - Global Mechanisms and Local Realities after Genocide and Mass Violence (Paperback)

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 more deeply grapple with the complexities of global and transnational involvements and the local on-the-ground realities with which they intersect.Contributors consider what justice means and how it is negotiated in different localities where transitional justice efforts are underway after genocide and mass atrocity. They address a variety of mechanisms, among them, a memorial site in Bali, truth commissions in Argentina and Chile, First Nations treaty negotiations in Canada, violent youth groups in northern Nigeria, the murder of young women in post-conflict Guatemala, and the gacaca courts in Rwanda.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights
Release date:	2011
First published:	2011
Editors:	Alexander Laban Hinton
Introduction by:	Alexander Laban Hinton
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-5068-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > War crimes > Genocide Promotions
LSN:	0-8135-5068-8
Barcode:	9780813550688

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