The Role of Courts in Transitional Justice: Voices from Latin America and Spain

Synopsis

Bringing together a group of outstanding judges, scholars and experts with first-hand experience in the field of transitional justice in Latin America and Spain, this book offers an insider’s perspective on the enhanced role of courts in prosecuting serious human rights violations and grave crimes, such as genocide and war crimes, committed in the context of a prior repressive regime or current conflict. The book also draws attention to the ways in which regional and international courts have come to contribute to the initiation of national judicial processes. All the contributions evince that the duty to investigate and prosecute grave crimes can no longer simply be brushed to the side in societies undergoing transitions. The Role of Courts in Transitional Justice is essential reading for practitioners, policy-makers and scholars engaged in the transitional justice processes or interested in judicial and legal perspectives on the role of courts, obstacles faced, and how they may be overcome. It is unique in its ambition to offer a comprehensive and systematic account of the Latin American and Spanish experience and in bringing the insights of renowned judges and experts in the field to the forefront of the discussion.

Copyright:

2012

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

326 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781136579257

Related ISBNs:

9780415601375, 9780415870252, 9780203155028

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

08/10/22

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial material, Jessica Almqvist and Carlos Esp

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Carlos Esposito

Edited by:

Jessica Almqvist