Necessary Evils

Amnesties and the Search for Justice

AvMark Freeman

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

This book is about amnesties for grave international crimes that states adopt in moments of transition or social unrest. The subject is naturally controversial, especially in the age of the International Criminal Court. The goal of this book is to reframe and revitalise the global debate on the subject and to offer an original framework for resolving amnesty dilemmas when they arise. Most literature and jurisprudence on amnesties deal with only a small subset of state practice and sidestep the ambiguity of amnesty's position under international law. This book addresses the ambiguity head on and argues that amnesties of the broadest scope are sometimes defensible when adopted as a last recourse in contexts of mass violence. Drawing on an extensive amnesty database, the book offers detailed guidance on how to ensure that amnesties extend the minimum leniency possible, while imposing the maximum accountability on the beneficiaries.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-11-30
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:630 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:376
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521895255

Utforska kategorier

Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Folkrätt inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Mark Freeman is the Director of External Relations with the International Crisis Group. Based in Brussels, he is co-author of International Human Rights Law, the first comprehensive Canadian textbook on the subject, and author of Truth Commissions and Procedural Fairness (Cambridge University Press), which was awarded the American Society of International Law's Certificate of Merit in 2007.

Recensioner i media

"The widespread myth that amnesty is contrary to international law is convincingly debunked by Mark Freeman in this fine study. An experienced practitioner of transitional justice, his analysis is compelling, constructive and, above all, practical. --William A. Schabas, Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway

Innehållsförteckning

Part I. The Debate on Amnesties: 1. Introduction; 2. Defining amnesty; 3. Amnesties and impunity; 4. Amnesties and international law; 5. Amnesties and the ICC; 6. The evolving UN position on amnesties; 7. Conclusions; Part II. The Design of Amnesties: 8. Introduction; 9. Last recourse threshold; 10. Overarching parameters for amnesty design; 11. Specific amnesty design choices; 12. Conclusions.