Transitional Justice in Established Democracies - A Political Theory

Truth commissions, apologies, and reparations are just some of the transitional justice mechanisms embraced by established democracies. This groundbreaking exploration of political theory explains how these forms of state redress repair the damage state wrongdoing inflicts upon political legitimacy.

List of contents

1. Introducing State Redress 2. Towards a Political Theory 3. Transitions and Legitimate Regimes 4. The Old Order 5. The Problems of Authorised Wrongdoing 6. Transitional Justice 7. Administrative Justice and Canada's Hong Kong Veterans 8. Corrective Justice and Japanese Americans 9. Restorative Justice and Australian Careleavers 10. Conclusion

About the author

Dr Stephen Winter is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Summary

Truth commissions, apologies, and reparations are just some of the transitional justice mechanisms embraced by established democracies. This groundbreaking exploration of political theory explains how these forms of state redress repair the damage state wrongdoing inflicts upon political legitimacy.

Additional text

“Winter’s book makes a number of contributions to thinking about redress and transitional justice, but the legitimating account is the most important. … Transitional Justice in Established Democracies includes the best theoretical discussion of reparation yet written, and it should herald a new way of thinking about injustice and redress.” (Stephen Galoob, Journal of Value Inquiry, Vol. 50, 2016)

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"Winter's book makes a number of contributions to thinking about redress and transitional justice, but the legitimating account is the most important. ... Transitional Justice in Established Democracies includes the best theoretical discussion of reparation yet written, and it should herald a new way of thinking about injustice and redress." (Stephen Galoob, Journal of Value Inquiry, Vol. 50, 2016)

Product details

• Authors: S Winter, S. Winter
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349330386
• ISBN: 978-1-349-33038-6
• No. of pages: 318
• Series: International Political Theory; International Political Theory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; B, Soziale und politische Philosophie, History: specific events & topics, Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen, Democracy, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Transitions, Political Theory, Transition, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Political History, Comparative Politics, World Politics, Palgrave Political Science Collection, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie