Impact, Legitimacy, and Limitations of Truth Commissions

• Main Author: Nichols, Angela D. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Human Rights Interventions
• Subjects: International relations.; Peace.; Social justice.; Human rights.; Comparative politics.; International Relations Theory.; Conflict Studies.; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.; Human Rights.; Comparative Politics.

"The study of transitional justice has moved beyond a normative understanding of impact driven by dichotomous understandings of implementation. Nichols' book and dataset are important contributions to this new work. Advancing our knowledge of the legitimacy of truth commissions, her findin...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Mechanisms of Transitional Justice
• 3. Truth Commission Legitimacy
• 4. Measuring Truth Commission Characteristics
• 5. Truth Commission Legitimacy and Human Rights
• 6. Truth Commission Legitimacy and Violence in Africa
• 7. Conclusion.