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9780190221379 English 0190221372 Among the most prominent and significant political and legal developments since the end of the Cold War is the proliferation of mechanisms for addressing the complex challenges of transition from authoritarian rule to human rights-based democratic constitutionalism, particularly with regards to the demands for accountability in relation to conflicts and abuses of the past. Whether one thinks of the Middle East, South Africa, the Balkans, Latin America, or Cambodia, an extraordinary amount of knowledge has been gained and processes instituted through transitional justice. No longer a byproduct or afterthought, transitional justice is unquestionably the driver of political change. In Globalizing Transitional Justice, Ruti G. Teitel provides a collection of her own essays that embody her evolving reflections on the practice and discourse of transitional justice since her book Transitional Justice published back in 2000. In this new book, Teitel focuses on the ways in which transitional justice concepts have found legal expression, especially through human rights law and jurisprudence, and international criminal law. These essays shed light on some of the difficult choices encountered in the design of transitional justice: criminal trials vs. amnesties, or truth commissions; domestic or international processes; peace and reconciliation vs. accountability and punishment. Transitional justice is considered not only in relation to political events and legal developments, but also in relation to the broader social and cultural tendencies of our times., The publication of Ruti Teitcl's Transitional Justice in 2000 was a landmark event for the study of the legal and political challenges of transition from oppressive to democratic rule, coming on the heels of the end of Apartheid and the fall of the Berlin wall. Now, in Globalizing Transitional Justice, a collection of essays that spans the last decade. Tertel provides observations and insights of haw the practice and Discourse of transitional justice has been evolving, especially in relation to the rise of international criminal law and the Increasing centrality of international human rights. Transitional justice is considered not only in light of political events and legal developments, but also in the broader global social and cultural context. Book jacket.
9780190221379 English 0190221372 Among the most prominent and significant political and legal developments since the end of the Cold War is the proliferation of mechanisms for addressing the complex challenges of transition from authoritarian rule to human rights-based democratic constitutionalism, particularly with regards to the demands for accountability in relation to conflicts and abuses of the past. Whether one thinks of the Middle East, South Africa, the Balkans, Latin America, or Cambodia, an extraordinary amount of knowledge has been gained and processes instituted through transitional justice. No longer a byproduct or afterthought, transitional justice is unquestionably the driver of political change. In Globalizing Transitional Justice, Ruti G. Teitel provides a collection of her own essays that embody her evolving reflections on the practice and discourse of transitional justice since her book Transitional Justice published back in 2000. In this new book, Teitel focuses on the ways in which transitional justice concepts have found legal expression, especially through human rights law and jurisprudence, and international criminal law. These essays shed light on some of the difficult choices encountered in the design of transitional justice: criminal trials vs. amnesties, or truth commissions; domestic or international processes; peace and reconciliation vs. accountability and punishment. Transitional justice is considered not only in relation to political events and legal developments, but also in relation to the broader social and cultural tendencies of our times., The publication of Ruti Teitcl's Transitional Justice in 2000 was a landmark event for the study of the legal and political challenges of transition from oppressive to democratic rule, coming on the heels of the end of Apartheid and the fall of the Berlin wall. Now, in Globalizing Transitional Justice, a collection of essays that spans the last decade. Tertel provides observations and insights of haw the practice and Discourse of transitional justice has been evolving, especially in relation to the rise of international criminal law and the Increasing centrality of international human rights. Transitional justice is considered not only in light of political events and legal developments, but also in the broader global social and cultural context. Book jacket.