Research Handbook on Transitional Justice

Edited by Cheryl Lawther, Reader in the School of Law, Luke Moffett, Reader in the School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast, UK and Dov Jacobs, Leiden University, the Netherlands

'This is an exciting time to be working in transitional justice as is confirmed by this Research Handbook. This collection draws from a rich breadth of diverse settings, a broad interdisciplinary range of literature and offers a reflective, critical and persuasive overview of many of the key debates in the field. It is an excellent volume which will do much for both the thinking in and the doing of transitional justice. The editors and contributors are to be congratulated for such fine work.' --Kieran McEvoy, Queen's University Belfast, UK

• Contents:ForewordWilliam SchabasIntroduction – Researching Transitional Justice: The Highs, the Lows and the Expansion of the FieldCheryl Lawther and Luke MoffettPart I: The Concept(s) of Transitional Justice1. The Development of Transitional Justice Joanna R. Quinn 2. The Time and Space of Transitional JusticeThomas Obel Hansen 3. Transitional Justice and CritiqueCatherine Turner 4. Transitional Justice’s Impact on Rule of Law: Symbol or Substance? Padraig McAuliffe 5. Transitional Justice and Human RightsFrédeéric Mégret and Raphael Vagliano6. Transitional Justice and Gender Catherine O’Rourke7. Transitional Justice and ‘Local’ Justice Dustin N. Sharp 8. Transitional Justice and Development Peter J. Dixon Part II: The Actors of Transitional Justice9. The United Nations and Transitional Justice Alison Davidian and Emily Kenney10. The Role of International NGOs in the Emergence of Transitional Justice: A case study of the International Center for Transitional JusticeSara Dezalay 11. The Role of Local Civil Society in Transitional Justice Hugo van der Merwe and Maya Schkolne12. Transitional Justice and the ‘Plight’ of VictimhoodLaurel E. Fletcher and Harvey M. Weinstein13. Art and Transitional Justice: The 'Infinite Incompleteness' of TransitionAndrea Breslin 14. Media and Transitional Justice: A Dream of Symbiosis in a Troubled Relationship Refik Hodzic and David TolbertPart III: The Mechanisms of Transitional Justice15. The International Criminal Court: In the Interests of Transitional Justice? James Gallen 16. Transitional Justice and the End of Impunity: Hybrid tribunalsAaron Fichtelberg 17. Transitional Justice and Truth CommissionsCheryl Lawther 18. Transitional Justice and AmnestiesTom Hadden 19. Transitional Justice and Reparations: Remedying the Past?Luke Moffett20. Contributions of International Commissions of Inquiry to Transitional Justice Catherine Harwood 21. Transitional Justice: Vetting and Lustration Cynthia M. Horne Part IV: The Practice of Transitional Justice22. Guatemala: Lessons for Transitional JusticeNaomi Roht-Arriaza23. Pursuing Retributive and Reparative Justice within Cambodia Rachel Killean24. Transitional Justice and the Case of PalestineBrendan Ciarán Browne 25. Transitional Justice in Central and Eastern EuropeLavinia Stan Index