Nichols Impact, Legitimacy, and Limitations of Truth Commissions

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-11172-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 106 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Human Rights Interventions

This book develops a theoretical understanding of how truth commissions achieve legitimacy and contribute to peace and stability. Angela D. Nichols argues that truth commissions are most likely to impact society when they possess certain institutional characteristics—characteristics that send important political signals to the state and broader society alike. If these signals suggest greater degrees of authority, a break with the past, and transparency in both its investigations and its findings, the truth commission is more likely to impact society. In particular, Nichols examines whether or not states that adopt truth commissions with these characteristics are more likely to respect human rights and experience lower levels of violence. She concludes with an analysis of Colombia’s newly established Truth, Coexistence, and Non-Recurrence Commission.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nichols, Angela D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Mechanisms of Transitional Justice.- 3. Truth Commission Legitimacy.- 4. Measuring Truth Commission Characteristics.- 5. Truth Commission Legitimacy and Human Rights.- 6. Truth Commission Legitimacy and Violence in Africa.- 7. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Angela D. Nichols is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University, USA. She has published work in the  Journal of Conflict Resolution ;  International Studies Perspectives ;  Conflict , Security, & Development ; and  Civil Wars.