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Dieses neue Hintergrundpapier gibt zunächst einen Überblick über zentrale Begriffe der Debatte wie Gerechtigkeit, Versöhnung etc.. Anschließend werden drei Formen des Umgangs mit Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung vorgestellt: Vergessen & Verdrängen, strafrechtliche Aufarbeitung und Wahrheitskommissionen. Sie werden jeweils von historischen Beispielen illustriert: Ruanda, Deutschland und Südafrika. Die Frage, mit der sich das Papier befasst, lautet: Wie kann belastete Vergangenheit am besten aufgearbeitet werden? Und kann es ein "zu viel" oder "zu wenig" an Transitional Justice geben?

"Transitional Justice" published on by Oxford University Press.

Criminal tribunals, truth commissions, reparations, apologies and memorializations are the characteristic instruments in the transitional justice toolkit that can help societies transition from authoritarianism to democracy, from civil war to peace, and from state-sponsored extralegal violence to a rights-respecting rule of law. Over the last several decades, their growing use has established transitional justice as a body of both theory and practice whose guiding norms and structures encompasses the range of institutional mechanisms by which societies address the wrongs committed by past regi.

"Transitional justice has gained global significance as an umbrella term for approaches to dealing with the past in the aftermath of violent conflict or dictatorial regimes; a range of mechanisms and institutions, including tribunals, truth commissions and memorial projects seek to redress past wrongs, vindicate the dignity of victims, and provide justice. Despite this global activity and the lively academic debate surrounding it, there have been few attempts to conceptualize transitional justice theoretically. Transitional Justice Theories therefore seeks to deliver a hitherto absent theoretical framework by exploring both normative and critical perspectives from disciplines such as political science, sociology, philosophy, or psychology. Working through such concepts as the social processes of the transitional moment and the differing perspectives on justice (as potentially restorative, transformative, and reparative), this volume highlights the field's interdisciplinary scope while revealing the commonalities, as well as tensions, between the various perspectives. Contributing to the academic debate as well as to the practice of transitional justice, this book is an important contribution to a dynamic field. As such, it will be of immense interest to scholars, students, and practitioners of transitional justice, and more widely of Law, Politics, and Sociology"--

Kaminski, M. M. ; Nalepa, M. : O'Neill, B.: Normative and strategic aspects of transitional justice. - S. 295-302 Sa'adah, A.: Regime chsange: lessons from Germany on justice, institution building, and democracy. - S. 303-323 Elster, J.: Redemption for wrongdoing: the fate of collaborators after 1945. - S. 324-338 David, R. ; Choi, S. Y. P.: Forgiveness and transitional justice in the Czech Republic. - S. 339-367 Dimitrijevic, N.: Justice beyond blame: moral justification of (the idea of) a truth commission. - S. 368-382 Kaminski, M. M. ; Nalepa, M: Judging transitional justice: a new criterion for evaluating truth revelation procedures. - S. 383-408 Gibson, J. L.: The contributions of truth to reconciliation: lessons from South Africa. - S. 409-432 Theidon, K.: Justice in transition: the micropolitics of reconciliation in postwar Peru. - S. 433-457

Der Begriff Transitional Justice etablierte sich am Ende der 1990er-Jahre in Politik und Politikberatung sowie in der sozial- und rechtswissenschaftlichen Forschung. Er steht für den gesellschaftlichen und politischen Umgang mit Verbrechen, die während eines Bürgerkriegs oder vor einem politischen Umbruch begangen wurden. Anne K. Krüger widmet sich in ihrem Beitrag dem Verhältnis der Transitional Justice-Forschung zu deutschen Debatten über die "Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung", zeichnet die unterschiedlichen Forschungsrichtungen in diesem oftmals praxisbezogenen Feld nach und skizziert schließlich Anschlusspunkte für die Zeitgeschichtsschreibung.

This publication deals with the topic of transitional justice. In six case studies, the authors link theoretical and practical implications in order to develop some innovative approaches. Their proposals might help to deal more effectively with the transition of societies, legal orders and political systems. Young academics from various backgrounds provide fresh insights and demonstrate the relevance of the topic. The chapters analyse transitions and conflicts in Sierra Leone, Argentina, Nicaragua, Nepal, and South Sudan as well as Germany's colonial genocide in Namibia. Thus, the book provides the reader with new insights and contributes to the ongoing debate about transitional justice. ; Gegenstand dieser Publikation ist das Thema "Transitional Justice". In sechs Fallstudien verknüpfen die Autoren theoretische und praktische Implikationen, um innovative Ansätze zu entwickeln. Ihre Vorschläge wollen dazu beitragen, den Übergangsprozess von Gesellschaften, Rechtsordnungen und politischen Systemen effektiver zu gestalten. Nachwuchswissenschaftler mit unterschiedlichem fachlichem Hintergrund geben hier neue Einblicke und zeigen die fortdauernde Relevanz des Themas. Die Kapitel analysieren Übergänge und Konflikte in Sierra Leone, Argentinien, Nicaragua, Nepal und Süd-Sudan sowie den kolonialen Völkermord in Namibia. So liefert das Buch dem Leser neue Erkenntnisse und trägt zur laufenden Debatte über das Thema "Transitional Justice" bei.

Examines secession and interethnic reconciliation in light of newly democratic nations dealing with past human rights abuses from communist and other regimes; some focus on the former Yugoslavia; 15 articles.

Resistance and transitional justice / Briony Jones and Julie Bernath -- Resistance to transitional justice in the context of political violence in Cote d'Ivoire / Adou Djane dit Fatogoma -- Seeking a "just justice" : discursive strategies of resistance in Cote d'Ivoire / Briony Jones -- Between resistance to and compliance with transitional justice : the case of political decision-makers in Burundi / Sandra Rubli -- Civil society organisations and transitional justice in Burundi : when making is resisting / Gerard Birantamije -- Resisting and negotiating victim subjectivities in civil party participation at the extraordinary chambers in the Courts of Cambodia / Julie Bernath -- Multivocal resistance to transitional justice in post-genocide Cambodia / Kosal Path -- Concluding reflections / Briony Jones and Julie Bernath.