Transitional Justice
About the Book Series
The study of transitional justice has emerged as one of the most diverse and intellectual exciting developments in the social sciences in the last two decades. From its origins in human rights activism and comparative political science the field is increasingly characterised by its geographic and disciplinary breadth. Routledge’s Transitional Justice series publishes innovative work across a range of disciplines working on transitional justice related topics: including law, sociology, criminology, psychology, anthropology, political science, development studies and international relations.
The series includes titles which address larger theoretical questions on transitional justice, including the intersection of notions such as justice, truth, accountability, impunity and the construction of transitional justice knowledge. It also contains critical and theoretically informed empirical work on the workings of institutions such as truth commissions, community based reconciliation, victim empowerment, ex-combatant demobilisation, or regional discussions on practical programmes in particular areas. Finally, the series covers the legal aspects of transitional justice; although, avoiding dry, overly technical or dull legal texts, it specialises in a style of legal scholarship that reflects the energy and vitality of this exciting field.
For further details on the series please contact the Series Editor.
Kieran McEvoy
Professor of Law and Transitional Justice
School of Law
Queens University Belfast
BT7 1NN
44 (0) 2890973873
Transformative Justice: Remedying Human Rights Violations Beyond Transition
1st Edition
By Matthew Evans
December 05, 2019
Transitional justice mechanisms employed in post-conflict and post-authoritarian contexts have largely focused upon individual violations of a narrow set of civil and political rights, as well as the provision of legal and quasi-legal remedies, such as truth commissions, amnesties and prosecutions....
Victims, Atrocity and International Criminal Justice: Lessons from Cambodia
1st Edition
By Rachel Killean
December 05, 2019
While international criminal courts have often been declared as bringing ‘justice’ to victims, their procedures and outcomes historically showed little reflection of the needs and interests of victims themselves. This situation has changed significantly over the last sixty years; victims are ...
Amnesties, Pardons and Transitional Justice: Spain's Pact of Forgetting
1st Edition
By Roldan Jimeno
March 21, 2019
In a consolidated democracy, amnesties and pardons do not sit well with equality and a separation of powers; however, these measures have proved useful in extreme circumstances, such as transitions from dictatorships to democracies, as has occurred in Greece, Portugal and Spain. Focusing on Spain, ...
Resistance and Transitional Justice
1st Edition
Edited
By Briony Jones, Julie Bernath
March 21, 2019
Despite a more reflective concern over the past 20 years with marginalised voices, justice from below, power relations and the legitimacy of mechanisms and processes, scholarship on transitional justice has remained relatively silent on the question of ‘resistance’. In response, this book asks what...
Violence, Law and the Impossibility of Transitional Justice
1st Edition
By Catherine Turner
January 24, 2018
The field of transitional justice has expanded rapidly since the term first emerged in the late 1990s. Its intellectual development has, however, tended to follow practice rather than drive it. Addressing this gap, Violence, Law and the Impossibility of Transitional Justice pursues a comprehensive ...
Rape, Sexual Violence and Transitional Justice Challenges: Lessons from Bosnia Herzegovina
1st Edition
By Janine Clark
January 08, 2018
It is estimated that 20,000 people were subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence during the 1992–1995 Bosnian war. Today, these men and women have been largely forgotten. Where are they now? To what extent do their experiences continue to affect and influence their lives, and the lives ...
The Reparative Effects of Human Rights Trials: Lessons From Argentina
1st Edition
By Rosario Layus
January 08, 2018
Justice in domestic courts is one of the most prominent aims of victims seeking to obtain accountability for human rights violations. It is, however, also one of the most difficult to achieve. In many Latin American countries, as well as elsewhere, activists have put human rights prosecutions ...
Transitional Justice and the Politics of Inscription: Memory, Space and Narrative in Northern Ireland
1st Edition
By Joseph Robinson
January 08, 2018
Taking Northern Ireland as its primary case study, this book applies the burgeoning literature in memory studies to the primary question of transitional justice: how shall societies and individuals reckon with a traumatic past? Joseph Robinson argues that without understanding how memory shapes, ...
Transitional Justice in Latin America: The Uneven Road from Impunity towards Accountability
1st Edition
Edited
By Elin Skaar, Jemima Garcia-Godos, Cath Collins
December 04, 2017
This book addresses current developments in transitional justice in Latin America – effectively the first region to undergo concentrated transitional justice experiences in modern times. Using a comparative approach, it examines trajectories in truth, justice, reparations, and amnesties in ...
Transitional Justice and Reconciliation: Lessons from the Balkans
1st Edition
Edited
By Martina Fischer, Olivera Simic
May 18, 2017
Scholars and practitioners alike agree that somehow the past needs to be addressed in order to enable individuals and collectives to rebuild trust and relationships. However, they also continue to struggle with critical questions. When is the right moment to address the legacies of the past after ...
After Violence: Transitional Justice, Peace, and Democracy
1st Edition
By Elin Skaar, Camila Gianella Malca, Trine Eide
November 08, 2016
After Violence: Transitional Justice, Peace, and Democracy examines the effects of transitional justice on the development of peace and democracy. Anticipated contributions of transitional justice mechanisms are commonly stated in universal terms, with little regard for historically specific ...
The Concept of the Civilian: Legal Recognition, Adjudication and the Trials of International Criminal Justice
1st Edition
By Claire Garbett
August 08, 2016
The Concept of the Civilian: Legal Recognition, Adjudication and the Trials of International Criminal Justice offers a critical account of the legal shaping of civilian identities by the processes of international criminal justice. It draws on a detailed case-study of the International Criminal ...