The Role of Courts in Transitional Justice

Voices from Latin America and Spain
Herausgeber: Almqvist, Jessica; Esposito, Carlos

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the role of courts in times of transition. The book focuses on judicial experiences from the Iberoamerican region, in particular Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Spain and Guatemala, exploring the extent to which national courts have been able to shoulder the task of investigating and prosecuting grave crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, committed in the context of a previous repressive rule or current conflict. The volume contains contributions from judges, prosecutors, and scholarly experts in the region. It offers first-hand experiences and expert findings on crucial issues surrounding the role of the courts. The book also draws attention to the way in which regional and international courts have come to contribute to the initiation of national judicial processes, above all, through international standard-setting and pressure. It goes on to articulate a philosophical critique of the dominant understandings of transitional justice because it has not paid sufficient attention to criminal justice. In this context, the volume outlines an alternative conceptualisation that seems better equipped to both explain the recent developments towards the 'judicialization' of transitional justice politics while, at the same time, also insisting on the continued need for caution and critical reflection on the role of courts in times of transition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9780415870252
• ISBN-10: 0415870259
• Artikelnr.: 42348271

Autorenporträt

Jessica Almqvist is a Lecturer in Public International Law at the University Autonóma of Madrid, specializing in international law of human rights and criminal justice. She has published Human Rights, Culture and the Rule of Law and Justicia Transicional en Iberoamérica (co-edited with Carlos Espósito). Carlos Esposito is a Professor of Public International Law at the University Autónoma of Madrid. He has published widely, including the books, Inmunidad del Estado y derechos humanos (2007) and La jurisdicción consultiva de la Corte Internacional de Justicia (1996).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements, Authors' Biographies, 1. Introduction Jessica Almqvist &
Carlos Espósito, 2. Recollections of the International Adjudication of
Cases of Massacres: Its Relevance for Transitional Justice and Beyond
Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade, 3. The Progressive Development of the
International Law of Transitional Justice: The Role of the Inter-American
System Felipe Gonzalez Morales, 4. The Possibility of Criminal Justice: The
Argentinean Experience Ricardo Gil Lavedra, 5. Chilean Transitional Justice
and the Legacy of the De Facto Regime Roberto Garretón, 6. Spain as an
Example of Total Oblivion with Partial Rehabilitation Alicia Gil Gil, 7.
The Challenges posed to the Recent Investigation of Crimes Committed during
the Spanish Civil War and Francoism Javier Chinchón Álvarez, 8. Responding
to Human Rights Violations Committed During the Internal Armed Conflict in
Peru: The Limits and Advances of Peruvian Criminal Justice Yvan Montoya
Vivanco, 9. Many Roads to Justice: Transnational Prosecutions and
International Support for Criminal Investigations in Post-Conflict
Guatemala Naomi Roht-Arriaza & Almudena Bernabeu,10. The Criminal
Investigation and Its Relationship to Jurisdiction, Extradition,
Cooperation and Criminal Policy Susan Kemp, 11. Colombia as a Sui Generis
Case Alejandro Aponte, 12. Restoring Civic Confidence through Transitional
Justice Paul Seils, 13. The International Criminal Court: Possible
Contributions of the Rome Statute to Judicial Processes in Transitional
Societies Elizabeth Odio Benito, 14. Conclusion Carlos Espósito & Jessica
Almqvist