Transitional Justice

by Ruti G. Teitel

Book Overview

At the century's end, societies all over the world are throwing off the yoke of authoritarian rule and beginning to build democracies. At any such time of radical change, the question arises: should a society punish its ancien regime or let bygones be bygones? Transitional Justice takes this question to a new level with an interdisciplinary approach that challenges the very terms of the contemporary debate.

Ruti Teitel explores the recurring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195151267
• ISBN13: 9780195151268
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"