Essays about: "Transitional Justice"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 69 essays containing the words Transitional Justice.

1. 41. Transitional Justice: An Opportunity for Gender Equality?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Görel Wästerlid; Sofie Berglund; [2016]
   Keywords : Bosnia-Herzegovina; Rwanda; ethnic division; sexual violence; equality; feminism; Transitional Justice; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Why is it that countries with similar conflict history can differ severely in contemporary female governmental representation? In this study, a new model to find links between the transitional justice process and modern day governmental equality is presented and used in a comparative case study of Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The model is based on a feminist reading of the theory of transitional justice and includes three research points: sexual violence, ethnic division and international involvement. READ MORE

3. 42. “It was a vindication of the whole society” A minor field study on the relationship between trials and trust in transitional justice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Astrid Adelgren; [2016]
   Keywords : democracy; trust; institution; Argentina; transitional justice; trials; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : After authoritarian periods of human rights abuses by the state, trust in state institutions is likely to have eroded among most citizens. One way to try to re-establish this trust - which many researchers believe is essential to make democracy work - is to hold those responsible accountable in criminal trials. READ MORE

4. 43. Missing Link of Power: Conceptualization of Empowerment within the Context of Reparations for Conflict Related Sexual Violence

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Marita Kutchava; [2016]
   Keywords : Reparations; conflict related sexual violence. Empowerment. Power.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Intersection between gender and armed conflict has been overlooked for centuries. There was little to no understanding of gendered harm the conflict brings to women’s lives and means to redress it. READ MORE

5. 44. Deconstruction of the UN Discourse on Transitional Justice : An Understanding of Justice and Reconciliation through Derrida’s Concepts

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Alexandra Lebedeva; [2016]
   Keywords : authority; accountability; conceptual constructions; deconstruction; Derrida; droit; forgiveness; human rights violations; justice; reconciliation; rule of law; transitional justice;

   Abstract : The present thesis seeks to problematize the UN discourse within transitional justice. Many scholars have pointed out that the discourse has been normalised and that is why it is in need for deconstruction. The study aims to critically analyse how justice and reconciliation are understood in the field. READ MORE

6. 45. Transnational Truth? Telling The Truth From Abroad : Diasporas Engagement in Truth and Reconciliation Commissions

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

   Author : Joanna Castro Echeverri; [2016]
   Keywords : Diasporas; War Trauma; Displacement; Migration; Transitional Justice; Truth Commissions; Victims; Refugees;

   Abstract : Diasporas have been regarded as either peace-makers or peace-wreckers in relation to their homeland conflicts. During the last decade there has been growing attention to the economic remittances migrants send home an the positive impact it can make in the post-conflict reconstruction phase. READ MORE