Conceptual Foundations of Transitional Justice

This accessible book analyses transitional justice and discusses how it differs from retributive, corrective, and distributive justice.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Circumstances of transitional justice; 2. The problem of transitional justice; 3. Societal transformation; 4. The just pursuit of transformation; Conclusion.

About the author

Colleen Murphy is Professor of Law, Philosophy and Political Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Summary

Transitional justice is distinguished from retributive, corrective, and distributive justice in Murphy's innovative analysis of this debated concept. The discussion is illustrated by case studies, making the book an accessible read for philosophers, political and social scientists, policy analysts, and legal and human rights scholars and activists.

Product details

• Authors: Colleen Murphy, Colleen (University of Illinois Murphy, Murphy Colleen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781107449688
• ISBN: 978-1-107-44968-8
• No. of pages: 231
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / International, LAW / Public, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law