000 02059cam a2200337 i 4500
001 17125426
003 OSt
005 20231124125354.0
008 120118s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2012002161
020 _a9781107470965
040 _aODPP
_beng
_cODPP
042 _apcc
050 0 0 _aKZ7230
_b.B57 2012
100 1 _aBisset, Alison.
245 1 0 _aTruth commissions and criminal courts /
_cAlison Bisset.
260 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2012.
300 _axvi, 205 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: 1. Truth commissions and trials within the transitional justice framework; 2. Truth commissions and international jurisdiction to prosecute; 3. Coordinating truth commissions and trials at the national level; 4. Coordinating truth commissions and ICC operations; 5. Coordinating truth commissions and prosecutions in bystander states; 6. Conclusion: coordinating truth commissions and trials in the ICC era.
520 _a"This detailed evaluation of the relationship between trials and truth commissions challenges their assumed compatibility through an analysis of their operational features at national, inter-state and international levels. Alison Bisset conducts case-study analyses of national practice in South Africa, East Timor and Sierra Leone, evaluates the problems posed by the International Criminal Court and considers the challenges presented by the possibility of bystander state prosecutions. At each level, she highlights potential operational conflicts and formulates targeted proposals to enable effective coexistence"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aInternational criminal courts.
650 0 _aTruth commissions.
650 0 _aJurisdiction (International law)
650 0 _aTransitional justice.
650 7 _aLAW / Criminal Law / General.
_2bisacsh
942 _2lcc
_cBK
_n0
999 _c510
_d510