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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827126303321

Titolo

Transitional justice and peacebuilding on the ground : victims and ex-combatants / / edited by Chandra Lekha Sriram. [et. al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-19114-3

0-203-08435-7

1-283-87161-0

1-136-19115-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Collana

Law, conflict and international relations

Altri autori (Persone)

SriramChandra Lekha <1971->

Disciplina

341.5/23

Soggetti

Transitional justice

Peace-building

War victims - Legal status, laws, etc

Veterans - Legal status, laws, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Bridging the gap : the United Nations peacebuilding commission and the challenges of integrating DDR and transitional justice / Dustin Sharp -- Transitional justice and ongoing conflicts / Par Engstrom -- Just peace? : integrating DDR and transitional justice / Lars Waldorf -- Centralizing legal pluralism? : traditional justice in transitional contexts / Rosemary Nagy -- Peacebuilding and transitional justice in Cambodia : attempts at DDR and the rise of victim-centred justice / Johanna Herman -- Unfinished business : peacebuilding, accountability, and rule of law in Lebanon / Chandra Lekha Sriram -- Building peace and delivering justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina : the limits of externally driven processes / Olga Martin-Ortega -- Victim-centred justice and DDR in Sierra Leone / Chandra Lekha Sriram -- Tempering great expectations : peacebuilding and transitional justice in Liberia / Rosalind Raddatz -- The supposed accountability/peacebuilding dilemma in Uganda / Joanna R. Quinn -- Colombia : accountability and DDR in the pursuit of peace? / Jemima García-Godos -- The national accord, impunity and the fragile peace in Kenya / Stephen Brown.



Sommario/riassunto

This book seeks to refine our understanding of transitional justice and peacebuilding, and long-term security and reintegration challenges after violent conflicts. As recent events following political change during the so-called 'Arab Spring' demonstrate, demands for accountability often follow or attend conflict and political transition. While traditionally much literature and many practitioners highlighted tensions between peacebuilding and justice, recent research and practice demonstrates a turn away from the supposed 'peace vs justice' dilemma. This volume examines the co