Essays about: "Amnesties"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Amnesties.
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1. 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 institutionenAbstract : 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
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2. 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 fakultetenAbstract : 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
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3. Amnesty as the Price for Peace? : A Comparative Study of Conflict Amnesties as a Tool to Achieve Peace
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Amnesties are a common feature in peace negotiations. Since the end of the Second World War, 45% of all bargained solutions to conflict included an amnesty provision (Binningsbø et al., 2012:732). Even though it is such a common feature in modern conflicts, the research on amnesties in relation to peace is surprisingly scarce (ibid:732). READ MORE
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4. Considerations on the ICC exercise of jurisdiction in the light of past International Criminal Law experience
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The present study is dedicated to a discussion on the efficiency of exercise of ICC jurisdiction, based on past international criminal law experience. While acknowledging the unprecedented significance of the establishment of a permanent international criminal court, it focuses on the numerous perceived shortcomings in the ICC statute system, likely to constitute major challenges in the court's efforts to exert jurisdiction over those crimes falling within its subject matter competence. READ MORE
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5. Dealing with a Repressive Past; The Unsettled Story of Transitional Justice in Chile and Argentina- Has the Scope of Truth and Justice Policies Widened in Any of the Cases?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Transitional justice inevitably means striking a balance between justice and peace. The purpose of this paper is to examine and analyze how policies of truth and justice have fared over time and continue to hold momentum in the case of Chile and Argentina. READ MORE
