Lauren Dempster

Transitional Justice and the 'Disappeared' of Northern Ireland

Silence, Memory, and the Construction of the Past

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Produktbeschreibung

This book employs a transitional justice lens to address the 'disappearances' that occurred during the Northern Ireland conflict and the post-conflict response. Despite an extensive literature around 'dealing with the past' in Northern Ireland, as well as a substantial body of scholarship on 'disappearances' in other national contexts

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 279
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780367727956
• ISBN-10: 0367727951
• Artikelnr.: 60798962

Autorenporträt

Dr Lauren Dempster is a Lecturer in the School of Law, Queen's University Belfast.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1 'Disappearing' in International Context: Memory
Silence
and the Law 2 The Victims: Mobilisation
the Politics of Victimhood
and Constructing the 'Disappeared' 3 The Republican Movement: Rationalising
Leadership
and Resolving the 'Disappeared.'4 The Community: Rumour
Whispers
and 'Bystander Complicity' 5 'Quiet' Transitional Justice and 'Disappearing' 6 Acknowledgement
Truth
and the Collective Memory of the 'Disappeared'Conclusion: 'Disappearing' and Transitional Justice - Lessons from Northern Ireland