Amnesties, accountability, and human rights / / Renée Jeffery

• Autore: Jeffery Renée
• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (311 p.)
• Disciplina: 345/.077
• Soggetto topico: Amnesty - History - 20th century; Peace-building - History - 20th century; Amnesty - History - 21st century; Crimes against humanity - History - 20th century; Transitional justice - History - 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. The Politics of Amnesties -- CHAPTER 2. Transitions to Democracy -- CHAPTER 3. The Pursuit of Truth -- CHAPTER 4. Ending Violence -- CHAPTER 5. The End of Impunity? -- CHAPTER 6. The Persistence of Amnesties -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments
• Sommario/riassunto: For the last thirty years, documented human rights violations have been met with an unprecedented rise in demands for accountability. This trend challenges the use of amnesties which typically foreclose opportunities for criminal prosecutions that some argue are crucial to transitional justice. Recent developments have seen amnesties circumvented, overturned, and resisted by lawyers, states, and judiciaries committed to ending impunity for human rights violations. Yet, despite this global movement, the use of amnesties since the 1970's has not declined. Amnesties, Accountability, and Human Rights examines why and how amnesties persist in the face of mounting pressure to prosecute the perpetrators of human rights violations. Drawing on more than 700 amnesties instituted between 1970 and 2005, Rene Jeffery maps out significant trends in the use of amnesty and offers a historical account of how both the use and the perception of amnesty has changed. As mechanisms to facilitate transitions to democracy, to reconcile divided societies, or to end violent conflicts, amnesties have been adapted to suit the competing demands of contemporary post conflict politics and international accountability norms. Through the history of one evolving political instrument, Amnesties, Accountability, and Human Rights sheds light on the changing thought, practice, and goals of human rights discourse generally.
• Titolo autorizzato: Amnesties, accountability, and human rights
• ISBN: 0-8122-0941-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464302203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Pennsylvania studies in human rights.