Overview
As new forms of government replace repressive regimes, the perennial question arises: how to deal with the wrongdoers of the old regime? In the effort to heal and rebuild societies torn by violence, new governments and the international community have tried mechanisms ranging from criminal trials and financial restitution to public denunciation to more symbolic measures such as truth commissions. The results have been mixed. But out of the often failed transitional justice processes of the past, a body of empirical research is emerging that can provide, if not prescriptive answers, at least better questions. In Assessing the Impact of Transitional Justice , fourteen leading researchers study seventy countries that have suffered from autocratic rule, genocide, and protracted internal conflict. The authors gauge the effectiveness of various transitional justice mechanisms in wide-ranging sociocultural contexts. In a dramatic departure from the typically discursive, anecdotal literature, they use empirical research to make statistical comparisons among the bewildering array of factors that can affect the success or failure of transitional justice. Their findings will prove vitally important for policymakers, legal advocates, and anyone else faced with the daunting task of implementing or monitoring restorative justice processes.
Full Product Details
Author: Hugo Van Der Merwe ,
Victoria Baxter ,
Audrey R. Chapman
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press
Imprint: United States Institute of Peace Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.590kg
ISBN: 9781601270368
ISBN 10: 1601270364
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 01 February 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Hugo van der Merwe is Director of Research, Knowledge and Learning at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation in South Africa. Since joining CSVR in 1997, he has developed and managed numerous research projects evaluating the work and impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and managed various research, advocacy and intervention projects relating to transitional justice in South Africa and the African continent. Hugo is the Co-Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Transitional Justice. He is the co-editor of Assessing the Impact of Transitional Justice (USIP Press, 2009), Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa: Did the TRC Deliver? (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008), and Conflict Resolution Theory and Practice (Manchester University Press, 1993). Hugo received his doctorate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University (1999) and a BSc from the University of Cape Town (majoring in Statistics and Sociology). Hugo was previously employed at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (Johannesburg)Centre for Conflict Resolution (Cape Town), Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (USA) and the National Institute for Dispute Resolution (USA). Hugo specialises in research design and management, and his content expertise extends to transitional justice, conflict resolution, DDR, restorative justice, rule of law, and reconciliation. He teaches courses on Post-conflict Justice and Justice and Transformation in Practice in the University of Cape Town's MA programme in Justice and Transformation. Victoria Baxter is the Executive Vice President of Social Impact at Weber Shandwick. She has over 20 years of experience creating strategic communications and engagement campaigns for corporate, foundation and nonprofit clients to advance advocacy goals, build and manage online communities, raise funds, influence opinion elites and generate media attention. Victoria is a senior member of Weber Shandwick's global Social Impact practice, a specialty offering that creates brave, data-driven and creative solutions for purpose driven brands and social issues. She is the regional lead for the Americas. Victoria specializes in global health and development, providing counsel to corporate clients on how to advance visibility of public-private partnerships and take action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and with foundation and multilateral institutions on how to engage key stakeholders and drive advocacy agendas. Victoria has advised clients such as USAID, UNHCR-the UN Refugee Agency, Abbott, Roche, Novartis, Unilever, Save the Children and CARE. She currently leads communications strategy for Access Accelerated-a partnership of over 20 biopharmaceutical companies who are improving access to non-communicable disease prevention, treatment and care in low and middle-income countries. Before joining Weber Shandwick, Victoria was the Deputy Director of Communications and Public Affairs at the United Nations Foundation and a Senior Program Officer at the AAAS Science and Human Rights Program. She has a B.A. and M.A. in International Relations and Conflict Resolution from the American University in Washington, DC. Audrey R. Chapman is Professor of Community Medicine and Healthcare and holds the Healey Memorial Chair in Medical Ethics and Humanities at the UConn School of Medicine. She also has an adjunct appointment at the UConn School of Law and is an affiliate of the UConn Human Rights Institute. She received a Ph.D. in public law and government from Columbia University and graduate degrees in theology and ethics from New York Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary. She is the author, coauthor, or editor of sixteen books and more than 70 peer reviewed articles and reports. She works on ethical, legal, human rights, and regulatory issues related to health, health systems, and new health-related technologies, particularly those dealing with genetics and stem cells research and applications.
