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Transitional Justice in the Asia-Pacific.
This is the first book to provide an overview of the processes and practices of transitional justice in the Asia-Pacific region.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Redefining Transitional Justice in the Twenty-First Century; Three Debates in Transitional Justice; Prosecution versus Pardon; Retributive Justice versus Restorative Justice; Top-down versus Bottom-up; Emerging Trends in Transitional Justice and the Asia-Pacific; The Collection; 1 Transitional Justice in the Asia-Pacific; Historical Background and Global Trends; Theoretical Arguments about the Origins and Diffusion of Transitional Justice Mechanisms.
- Theoretical Arguments on the Impact of Transitional JusticeThe Asia-Pacific in Comparative Perspective; 2 Sri Lanka; History of the Conflict; Abuses throughout the Conflict; Earlier Accountability Mechanisms; Numerous Commissions of Inquiry; Prosecutions; Apology; Conflict, Accountability, and Rule of Law in Decline; Abuses in the Final Stages of Conflict; The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission; Options for Accountability outside Sri Lanka; The UN Panel on Sri Lanka; Internationalized Criminal Justice?; Implications; 3 Transitional Justice Delayed in Aceh, Indonesia.
- Background: Peace and the Transformation of AcehHuman Rights Court and Prosecutions; Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Amnesty; Reparations; Security Sector Reform; Grassroots Reconciliation and Truth Seeking Initiatives; Conclusion; 4 Transitional Justice in Cambodia; Key Features of the ECCC; Successes of the ECCC; Problems Faced by ECCC; Assessing the ECCC; Conclusion; 5 Beyond 'Pragmatism' versus 'Principle'; East Timor: from Colonisation to 'Transition'; The Politics of Transitional Justice Decision Making since the Referendum; The UNTAET Period; Post-Independence Developments.
- Post-2006 DevelopmentsInternal Nation Building and Reconciliation Imperatives; Unexpected Possibilities: Recent Transitional Justice Developments and Civil Society Initiatives; Conclusion; 6 Reconciliation and the Rule of Law in the Solomon Islands; The Conflict; Underlying Factors; The Outbreak of Violence; The Townsville Peace Agreement; Transitional Justice; The Rule of Law; Reconciliation; Tensions; The Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Truth; Accountability; Conclusion; 7 Transitional Justice in South Korea; The Repressive Past; Japanese Colonialism; Under U.S. Occupation.
- The Korean WarThe Military and Authoritarian Regimes; Transitional Justice; Addressing Abuses under Japanese Colonialism; Addressing Abuses under U.S. Occupation; Addressing civilian massacres during the Korean War; Addressing Human Rights Violations under Authoritarian Regimes; Assessment of Transitional Justice in South Korea; Achievements; Problems; Conclusion; Conclusion; The Three Debates and the Asia-Pacific; The Adoption and Diffusion of Accountability Measures in the Asia-Pacific; The Impact of Accountability Measures in the Asia-Pacific.