Negotiating Peace - Amnesties, Justice and Human Rights

A study of how and why amnesties for human rights violations remain a prevalent feature of peace processes in Asia.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Amnesties and peace agreements: the Asia-Pacific in global comparative perspective, 1980-2015; 2. Amnesties and human rights in Asia; 3. Timor-Leste and Indonesia: judicial incapacity and the politics of reconciliation; 4. Aceh, Indonesia: separatism, peace, and the role of the international community; 5. Nepal: from Tacit acceptance to noncompliance; 6. The Philippines: managing a culture of impunity in the Bangsamoro peace process; Conclusion.

About the author

Renée Jeffery is Professor of International Relations at Griffith University and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. She is the author of nine books including Amnesties, Accountability and Human Rights; Reason and Emotion in International Ethics, Transitional Justice in Practice, and Transitional Justice in the Asia-Pacific (with Hun Joon Kim).

Summary

Drawing on a new peace agreements dataset and in-depth analysis of the cases of Timor-Leste, Aceh Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines, this book provides new insights into the reasons why countries in Asia continue to grant perpetrators of human rights violations amnesties during their peace processes.

Product details

• Authors: Renée Jeffery, Renee (Griffith University Jeffery
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781108838108
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83810-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, International Relations, International Law, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Armed Conflict, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General