| Description |
1 online resource (326 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Redefining Transitional Justice in the Twenty-First Century; Three Debates in Transitional Justice; Prosecution versus Pardon; Retributive Justice versus Restorative Justice; Top-down versus Bottom-up; Emerging Trends in Transitional Justice and the Asia-Pacific; The Collection; 1 Transitional Justice in the Asia-Pacific; Historical Background and Global Trends; Theoretical Arguments about the Origins and Diffusion of Transitional Justice Mechanisms |
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Theoretical Arguments on the Impact of Transitional JusticeThe Asia-Pacific in Comparative Perspective; 2 Sri Lanka; History of the Conflict; Abuses throughout the Conflict; Earlier Accountability Mechanisms; Numerous Commissions of Inquiry; Prosecutions; Apology; Conflict, Accountability, and Rule of Law in Decline; Abuses in the Final Stages of Conflict; The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission; Options for Accountability outside Sri Lanka; The UN Panel on Sri Lanka; Internationalized Criminal Justice?; Implications; 3 Transitional Justice Delayed in Aceh, Indonesia |
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Background: Peace and the Transformation of AcehHuman Rights Court and Prosecutions; Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Amnesty; Reparations; Security Sector Reform; Grassroots Reconciliation and Truth Seeking Initiatives; Conclusion; 4 Transitional Justice in Cambodia; Key Features of the ECCC; Successes of the ECCC; Problems Faced by ECCC; Assessing the ECCC; Conclusion; 5 Beyond 'Pragmatism' versus 'Principle'; East Timor: from Colonisation to 'Transition'; The Politics of Transitional Justice Decision Making since the Referendum; The UNTAET Period; Post-Independence Developments |
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Post-2006 DevelopmentsInternal Nation Building and Reconciliation Imperatives; Unexpected Possibilities: Recent Transitional Justice Developments and Civil Society Initiatives; Conclusion; 6 Reconciliation and the Rule of Law in the Solomon Islands; The Conflict; Underlying Factors; The Outbreak of Violence; The Townsville Peace Agreement; Transitional Justice; The Rule of Law; Reconciliation; Tensions; The Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Truth; Accountability; Conclusion; 7 Transitional Justice in South Korea; The Repressive Past; Japanese Colonialism; Under U.S. Occupation |
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The Korean WarThe Military and Authoritarian Regimes; Transitional Justice; Addressing Abuses under Japanese Colonialism; Addressing Abuses under U.S. Occupation; Addressing civilian massacres during the Korean War; Addressing Human Rights Violations under Authoritarian Regimes; Assessment of Transitional Justice in South Korea; Achievements; Problems; Conclusion; Conclusion; The Three Debates and the Asia-Pacific; The Adoption and Diffusion of Accountability Measures in the Asia-Pacific; The Impact of Accountability Measures in the Asia-Pacific |
| Summary |
This is the first book to provide an overview of the processes and practices of transitional justice in the Asia-Pacific region |
| Notes |
The Overall Impact of Transitional Justice in the Asia-Pacific |
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Print version record |
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Transitional justice -- Asia
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Transitional justice -- Pacific Area
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Political crimes and offenses -- Asia
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Political crimes and offenses -- Pacific Area
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Rule of law -- Asia
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Rule of law -- Pacific Area
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Political crimes and offenses
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Rule of law
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Transitional justice
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Asia
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Pacific Area
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kim, Hun Joon
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| ISBN |
9781107598546 |
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1107598540 |
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