Violence, Law and the Impossibility of Transitional Justice

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-90756-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 241 mm x 165 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

Reihe: Transitional Justice

The field of transitional justice has expanded rapidly since the term first emerged in the late 1990s. Its intellectual development has, however, tended to follow practice rather than drive it. Addressing this gap, Violence, Law and the Impossibility of Transitional Justice pursues a comprehensive theoretical inquiry into the foundation and evolution of transitional justice. Presenting a detailed deconstruction of the role of law in transition, the book explores the reasons for resistance to transitional justice. It explores the ways in which law itself is complicit in perpetuating conflict, and asks whether a narrow vision of transitional justice – underpinned by a strictly normative or doctrinal concept of law – can undermine the promise of justice. Drawing on case material, as well as on perspectives from a range of disciplines, including law, political science, anthropology and philosophy, this book will be of considerable interest to those concerned with the theory and practice of transitional justice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Turner, Catherine

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Transitional Justice: The Constitution of the Field 3. Introducing Uncertainty: Deconstruction and Transitional Justice 4. Violence 5. Law 6. Justice Conclusion: The Impossibility of Transitional Justice?

Über Autor(innen)

Catherine Turner is a Lecturer at Durham Law School, Durham University, UK.