Judging War, Judging History - Behind Truth and Reconciliation

Zusatztext "Hazan, a Swiss journalist by trade but with graduate degrees and varied experience, has written a personalized account of transitional justice . . . Strong points of the book include a discussion of the politics of constructing victimhood... Recommended." Informationen zum Autor Pierre Hazan is Visiting Professor of Post-Conflict Justice at the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. He is the author of Justice in a Time of War: The True Story Behind the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (2004). The French-language edition of Judging War, Judging History (2007) received the 2008 Georges Dreyfus Prize. Klappentext In the aftermath of violence and war, justice for crimes committed may be the only possibility for restoring and healing communities. This book documents both the strengths and limitations of truth commissions and international criminal law in reconciling divided societies. Zusammenfassung In the aftermath of violence and war, justice for crimes committed may be the only possibility for restoring and healing communities. This book documents both the strengths and limitations of truth commissions and international criminal law in reconciling divided societies.

Product details

• Authors: Pierre Hazan
• Assisted by: Sarah De Stadelhofen (Translation), Sarah Meyer De Stadelhofen (Translation), Sarah Meyer de Stadelhofen (Translation), Sarah Meyer de Stadelhofen (Translation)
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2010
• EAN: 9780804769563
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-6956-3
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights; Stanford Studies in Human Righ; Stanford Studies in Human Righ; Stanford Studies in Human Rights
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education