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245 00 a| Atrocities and international accountability :b| beyond transitional justice /c| edited by Edel Hughes, William A. Schabas and Ramesh Thakur.;

260 a| New York :b| United Nations University Press,c| 2007.;

300 a| xi, 297 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| How to come to terms with the past / Peter R. Baehr -- Does power trump morality? reconciliation or transitional justice? / Rama Mani -- Transitional justice and conflict termination : Mozambique, Rwanda and South Africa assessed / Helena Cobban -- All the truth but only some justice? dilemmas of dealing with the past in new democracies / Jorge Heine -- East Timor's search for justice, reconciliation and dignity / Jeff Kingston -- No substitute for sovereignty : why international criminal justice has a bleak future and deserves it / Jeremy Rabkin -- Dancing with the devil : prosecuting West Africa's warlords : current lessons learned and challenges / David M. Crane -- The development of prosecutorial discretion in international criminal courts / Matthew Brubacher -- Alternatives to prosecution : the case of Rwanda / Gerald Gahima -- Independence and impartiality of the international judiciary : some lessons learned, and some ignored / William A. Schabas -- Impartiality deficit and international criminal judging / Diane Marie Amann -- The effect of amnesties before domestic and international tribunals : morality, law and politics / Leila Nadya Sadat -- Trading justice for peace : the contemporary law and policy debate / Michael P. Scharf -- Concluding remarks : the questions that still remain / William A. Schabas and Ramesh Thakur.;

520 a| Rebuilding societies where conflict has occurred is rarely a simple process; but where conflict has been accompanied by gross and systematic violations of human rights, the procedure becomes fraught with controversy. This volume brings together eminent scholars and practitioners with direct experience of some of the most challenging contemporary cases of international justice, and illustrates that justice and accountability remain complex ideals.--Publisher's description.;

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Atrocities and international accountability : beyond transitional justice / edited by Edel Hughes, William A. Schabas and Ramesh Thakur.

Other author	Hughes, Edel.
Other author	Schabas, William, 1950-
Other author	Thakur, Ramesh, 1948-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : United Nations University Press, 2007.
Description	xi, 297 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Crimes against humanity. Criminal liability. Atrocities. Truth commissions. Reconciliation--Political aspects.

Contents	How to come to terms with the past / Peter R. Baehr -- Does power trump morality? reconciliation or transitional justice? / Rama Mani -- Transitional justice and conflict termination : Mozambique, Rwanda and South Africa assessed / Helena Cobban -- All the truth but only some justice? dilemmas of dealing with the past in new democracies / Jorge Heine -- East Timor's search for justice, reconciliation and dignity / Jeff Kingston -- No substitute for sovereignty : why international criminal justice has a bleak future and deserves it / Jeremy Rabkin -- Dancing with the devil : prosecuting West Africa's warlords : current lessons learned and challenges / David M. Crane -- The development of prosecutorial discretion in international criminal courts / Matthew Brubacher -- Alternatives to prosecution : the case of Rwanda / Gerald Gahima -- Independence and impartiality of the international judiciary : some lessons learned, and some ignored / William A. Schabas -- Impartiality deficit and international criminal judging / Diane Marie Amann -- The effect of amnesties before domestic and international tribunals : morality, law and politics / Leila Nadya Sadat -- Trading justice for peace : the contemporary law and policy debate / Michael P. Scharf -- Concluding remarks : the questions that still remain / William A. Schabas and Ramesh Thakur.
Abstract	Rebuilding societies where conflict has occurred is rarely a simple process; but where conflict has been accompanied by gross and systematic violations of human rights, the procedure becomes fraught with controversy. This volume brings together eminent scholars and practitioners with direct experience of some of the most challenging contemporary cases of international justice, and illustrates that justice and accountability remain complex ideals.--Publisher's description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2007025786
ISBN	9789280811414 (pbk.)
ISBN	928081141X (pbk.)

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