The Right to The Truth in International Law: Victims' Rights in Human Rights and International Criminal Law

by Howard Davis and Melanie Klinkner

Book Overview

The United Nations has established a right to the truth to be enjoyed by victims of gross violations of human rights. The origins of the right stem from the need to provide victims and relatives of the missing with a right to know what happened. It encompasses the verification and full public disclosure of the facts associated with the crimes from which they or their relatives suffered. The importance of the right to the truth is based on the belief...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367726866
• ISBN13: 9780367726867
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"