Necessary Evils - Amnesties and the Search for Justice

Klappentext This 2009 book is about amnesties for grave international crimes that states adopt in moments of transition or social unrest. Zusammenfassung This book is about amnesties for grave international crimes that states adopt in moments of transition or social unrest. The goal of this book is to reframe and revitalise the global debate on the subject and to offer an original framework for resolving amnesty dilemmas when they arise. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Debate on Amnesties: 1. Introduction; 2. Defining amnesty; 3. Amnesties and impunity; 4. Amnesties and international law; 5. Amnesties and the ICC; 6. The evolving UN position on amnesties; 7. Conclusions; Part II. The Design of Amnesties: 8. Introduction; 9. Last recourse threshold; 10. Overarching parameters for amnesty design; 11. Specific amnesty design choices; 12. Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Freeman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.08.2011
• EAN: 9781107403239
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40323-9
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, LAW / International, LAW / Public, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law