Searching for Truth in the Transitional Justice Movement
Author | : Jamie Rowen |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2017-08-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781107108769 |
ISBN-13 | : 1107108764 |
Rating | : 4/5 (764 Downloads) |
Download or read book Searching for Truth in the Transitional Justice Movement written by Jamie Rowen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book re-imagines transitional justice as a movement, and explains why truth commissions are promoted and created. By exploring how the movement developed, as well as efforts to create truth commissions in the Balkans, Colombia, and the US, it examines the processes through which political actors translate transitional justice into political action.