Truth commissions and criminal courts / (Record no. 12494)
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|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01657cam a2200205 i 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781107008038 (hardback) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 1107008034 (hardback) |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | KC219.B57 2012 |
| Item number | 08145418 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Bisset, Alison. |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Truth commissions and criminal courts / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Alison Bisset. |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year of publication or production | 2012 |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvi, 205 pages ; |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Machine generated contents note: 1. Truth commissions and trials within the transitional justice framework; 2. Truth commissions and international jurisdiction to prosecute; 3. Coordinating truth commissions and trials at the national level; 4. Coordinating truth commissions and ICC operations; 5. Coordinating truth commissions and prosecutions in bystander states; 6. Conclusion: coordinating truth commissions and trials in the ICC era. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "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"-- |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | International criminal courts. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Truth commissions. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Jurisdiction (International law) |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Transitional justice. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
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