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Author Jeffery, Renée, author

Title Amnesties, accountability, and human rights / Renée Jeffery
Published Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014
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Description 1 online resource (311 pages)
Series Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
Contents The politics of amnesties -- Transitions to democracy -- The pursuit of truth -- Ending violence -- The end of impunity? -- The persistence of amnesties
Summary "Amnesties, Accountability, and Human Rights examines why and how amnesties persist in the face of mounting pressure to prosecute the perpetrators of human rights violations. Drawing on more than 700 amnesties instituted between 1970 and 2005, Renée Jeffery maps out significant trends in the use of amnesty and offers a historical account of how both the use and the perception of amnesty has changed. As mechanisms to facilitate transitions to democracy, to reconcile divided societies, or to end violent conflicts, amnesties have been adapted to suit the competing demands of contemporary postconflict politics and international accountability norms. Through the history of one evolving political instrument, Amnesties, Accountability, and Human Rights sheds light on the changing thought, practice, and goals of human rights discourse generally."--Publisher website
Analysis Human Rights
Law
Political Science
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 24, 2014)
Subject Amnesty -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
Peace-building -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
Amnesty -- History -- 21st century -- Case studies
Crimes against humanity -- History -- 20th century
Transitional justice -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Human Rights.
Amnesty
Crimes against humanity
Peace-building
Transitional justice
Genre/Form Case studies
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780812209419
0812209419
9781322513577
1322513570