Truth commissions and criminal courts / Alison Bisset.

By:

Bisset, Alison

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.Description: xvi 205 pISBN:

9781107008038 (hardback)

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DDC classification:

650 BIS

Summary: "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"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference Books	ICES Colombo Lending and Reference Section	General Book Collections	650 BIS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	007235

"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"--

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