Truth v. justice: the morality of truth commissions
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ ;Oxford Princeton University Press c2000
Series:University Center for Human Values series
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Online Access:DE-1043
DE-1046
DE-858
DE-859
DE-860
DE-473
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
The truth commission is an increasingly common fixture of newly democratic states with repressive or strife-ridden pasts. From South Africa to Haiti, truth commissions are at work with varying degrees of support and success. To many, they are the best--or only--way to achieve a full accounting of crimes committed against fellow citizens and to prevent future conflict. Others question whether a restorative justice that sets the guilty free, that cleanses society by words alone, can deter future abuses and allow victims and their families to heal. Here, leading philosophers, lawyers, social sci
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 309 p.)
ISBN:9781400832033
DOI:10.1515/9781400832033

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