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Peace and justice

seeking accountability after war

Rachel Kerr and Eirin Mobekk

Buch

englisch

Kerr, Rachel (Verfasser/-in) DNB
Mobekk, Eirin (Verfasser/-in) DNB

Polity Press

Cambridge [u.a.]

2007

XII, 243 p.

978-0-7456-3423-4

Includes bibliographical references and index

peace
peacebuilding
justice
international criminal court - icc
mediation, international

Table of Contents
Peace and Justice : Seeking Accountability after War
by Kerr, Rachel; Mobekk, Erin

Terms of Use
Acknowledgementsp. viii
List of Abbreviationsp. x
Peace and Justice: An introductionp. 1
Transitional/Post-Conflict Justicep. 3
Risks and Dangersp. 8
Context, Context and Contextp. 10
The Bookp. 14
1The Nuremberg Legacyp. 18
Nuremberg and Tokyop. 18
International Humanitarian Law post-1945p. 22
International Criminal Law (ICL)p. 24
Human Rights Lawp. 25
Conclusionp. 28
2Ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals: The ICTY and ICTRp. 30
International Judicial Interventionp. 31
Establishing a Court and Launching Investigationsp. 34
Jurisdiction and Procedurep. 37
State Cooperation and Judicial Assistancep. 39
Justice, Peace and Reconciliationp. 43
Conclusionp. 51
Box 2.1 The Yugoslav Warp. 53
Box 2.2 Rwandap. 54
3The International Criminal Courtp. 58
Establishing the Court: The Rome Statutep. 59
Jurisdiction and Admissibilityp. 61
Applicable Lawp. 62
The 'Essential Paradox' of Complementarityp. 63
The Role of the Prosecutorp. 64
The Relationship with the Security Councilp. 65
The United States and the ICCp. 66
International Criminal Justice and International Peace and Securityp. 67
Engaging the Local Population and Meeting Victims' Needsp. 68
Peace and Justice?p. 69
Conclusionp. 71
Box 3.1 Situations and casesp. 72
Box 3.2 Universal jurisdictionp. 77
4'Internationalized' Courtsp. 80
A New Breed of Tribunal?p. 81
Justice, Peace and Reconciliationp. 89
Conclusionp. 94
Box 4.1 The Special Court for Sierra Leonep. 95
Box 4.2 Regulation 64 Panels in Kosovop. 97
Box 4.3 Special crime panels in Timor-Lestep. 99
Box 4.4 'Extraordinary chambers' in Cambodiap. 101
5Domestic Trialsp. 104
Rights and Obligations in International Lawp. 105
Judicial Reform: A Primary Hurdle for Domestic Trialsp. 107
Political and Practical Obstacles to Domestic Trialsp. 109
Benefits of Domestic Trialsp. 120
Conclusionp. 122
Box 5.1 Rwandap. 123
Box 5.2 The Indonesian ad hoc Human Rights Courtp. 124
Box 5.3 The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunalp. 126
6Truth Commissionsp. 128
Definitional Clarityp. 129
Design and Resourcesp. 130
'Truth' and 'Reconciliation'p. 133
Restorative Justice: Healing and Retraumatizationp. 136
Additional Benefits and Limitations of Truth Commissionsp. 138
Conclusionp. 145
Box 6.1 The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the DRCp. 146
Box 6.2 The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africap. 148
Box 6.3 The Commission on the Truth for El Salvadorp. 149
7Traditional Informal Justice Mechanismsp. 151
Conceptual Clarityp. 152
The Context of TIJMp. 155
Dealing with Past Crimes: Challenges of TIJMp. 156
Promoting Reconciliationp. 164
Conclusionp. 167
Box 7.1 Timor-Lestep. 169
Box 7.2 Gacaca courts in Rwandap. 171
Conclusionp. 173
Justice, Peace and Reconciliationp. 174
Capacity-building and the Rule of Lawp. 176
Contextp. 178
Engaging the Local Populationp. 180
Integrated and Complementary Approachesp. 180
Managing Expectations and Setting Realistic Goalsp. 181
Notesp. 183
Selected Bibliographyp. 217
Index

Summary

In recent years there has been a tendency to intervene in the military, political and economic affairs of failed and failing states and those emerging from violent conflict. In many cases this has been accompanied by some form of international judicial intervention to address serious and widespread abuses of international humanitarian law and human rights in recognition of an explicit link between peace and justice. A range of judicial and non-judicial approaches has been adopted in recognition of the fact that there is no one-size-fits-all model through which to seek accountability. This book considers the merits and drawbacks of these different responses and sets out an original framework for analysing transitional societies and transitional justice mechanisms. Taking as its starting point the post-Second World War tribunals at Nuremburg and Tokyo, the book goes on to discuss the creation of ad hoc international tribunals in the 1990s, hybrid/mixed courts, the International Criminal Court, domestic trials, truth commissions and traditional justice mechanisms. With examples drawn from across the world, including the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Sierra Leone, Uganda and the DRC, it presents a compelling and comprehensive study of the key responses to war crimes. Peace and Justice is a timely contribution in a world where an ever-increasing number of post-conflict societies are grappling with the complex issues of transitional justice. It will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, practitioners and policy-makers seeking to understand past violations of human rights and the most effective ways of addressing them.