Essays about: "transitional justice and reconciliation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 26 essays containing the words transitional justice and reconciliation.

1. 6. Considering Socio-Political Context in Post-Transitional Justice : Northern Ireland’s Legacy Legislation

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Killian Gleeson; [2022]
   Keywords : post transitional justice; Northern Ireland; reconciliation; reintegration; post conflict; amnesty;

   Abstract : Many post-conflict societies, even those which have been free from active conflict for decades, continue to be heavily divided along the same lines on which the conflict was once fought. While active conflict might be a distant memory, the legacy of conflict ensures the group identities which either caused or were borne out of the conflict remain strong. READ MORE

3. 7. "Truth, Justice and Peace" : A quantitative analysis of the impact of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions on conflict recurrence

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Elsa Solvin; [2021]
   Keywords : Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Transitional Justice; Conflict Recurrence; Civil War; Quantitative;

   Abstract : Time has passed since truth and reconciliation commissions (TRCs) started to grow in popularity. The general patterns of their effect on the post-conflict societies are still unexplored. READ MORE

4. 8. The Role of Victims’ Self-Efficacy in Perceptions of Blanket Amnesty and Engagement in Transitional Justice Processes: : May 27 Massacre, 1977, and The Blank Amnesty in Angola  

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Diana G.Pinto; [2021]
   Keywords : Massacre; Transitional Justice; Amnesties; Blanket Amnesty; Mass Violence; Victimization; Genocide; Victims Agency; May 27 Massacre 1977; Angola;

   Abstract : How do victims of violence perceive blanket amnesties as part of transitional justice mechanisms in war-torn societies? The amnesty law is critical for conflict resolutions and post-conflict reconciliation processes. Governments and third parties use amnesties as a transitional justice instrument to end the violence because it ensures that conflict leaders will accept to engage in peace talks. READ MORE

5. 9. “Peace with Legality”: The discursive exit route from the implementation of the Peace Agreement Between Farc-EP and the Colombian State

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Alvaro Fabian Carreño Ordoñez; [2020]
   Keywords : Transitional justice; Critical Discourse Analysis; Peace Agreement; Colombia; Legality; Security; Armed conflict; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Peace Agreement between Farc-EP and Juan Manuel Santos is the result of a complex dialogue, not only between the signing parties but also between the victims, the opposition, the international community and the civil society. The agreement entails a narrative that recognizes the armed conflict and proposes a path to end it while bringing peace and reconciliation. READ MORE

6. 10. Transitional Justice - Setting Aside Rule of Law in Order to Reach the Rule of Law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Lisa Nordbring; [2019]
   Keywords : jurisprudence; public international law; legal history; law; criminal law; transitional justice; the rule of law; access to justice; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Transitional justice is a term and concept which describes how countries deal with large-scale human rights abuses through different judicial and non-judicial measures in order to achieve reconciliation and hold perpetrators accountable. Transitional justice as a concept was born out of practice as a response to how countries in the 1980–1990s dealt with large-scale abuses committed by the earlier regime in the countries’ transition from authoritarian rule towards becoming a democracy. READ MORE