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008			110524s2012 enk b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780415601375 (hardback)
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100			_aAlmqvist Jessica _eed. _91514
700	1		_aAlmqvist, Jessica. _eed. _91515
700	1		_aEspósito, Carlos D. _eed. _91516
245	0	4	_aThe role of courts in transitional justice : _bvoices from Latin America and Spain / _cedited by Jessica Almqvist and Carlos Esposito.
260			_aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; _aNew York, NY : _bRoutledge, _c2012.
300			_ax 320 p
520			_a"This book examines the role of courts in times of transition. The book focuses on judicial experiences from the Iberoamerican region, in particular Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Spain and Guatemala, exploring the extent to which national courts have been able to shoulder the task of investigating and prosecuting grave crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, committed in the context of a previous repressive rule or current conflict. The volume contains contributions from judges, prosecutors, and scholarly experts in the region. It offers first-hand experiences and expert findings on crucial issues surrounding the role of the courts including: balancing principles of justice and fundamental concerns about legality and non-retroactivity; security problems facing courts in conflict situations; the immense case load; the role of regional and international courts in aiding their national counterparts; and the cooperation between different and overlapping jurisdictional competences. The book also draws attention to the way in which regional and international courts have come to contribute to the initiation of national judicial processes, above all, through international standard-setting and pressure. It goes on to articulate a philosophical critique of the dominant understandings of transitional justice because it has not paid sufficient attention to criminal justice. In this context, the volume outlines an alternative conceptualisation that seems better equipped to both explain the recent developments towards the 'judicialization' of transitional justice politics while, at the same time, also insisting on the continued need for caution and critical reflection on the role of courts in times of transition"--
650		0	_aTransitional justice _zLatin America. _91517
650		0	_aJustice, Administration of _zLatin America. _91518
650		0	_aCourts _zLatin America. _91519
650		0	_aTransitional justice _zSpain. _91520
650		0	_aJustice, Administration of _zSpain. _91521
650		0	_aCourts _zSpain. _91522
650		0	_aInternational criminal law. _91523
650		7	_aLAW / General _2bisacsh. _91524
650		7	_aLAW / Criminal Law / General _2bisacsh. _9455
650		7	_aLAW / International _2bisacsh. _91525
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