Transitional justice in established democracies : a political theory

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    • Winter, Stephen

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Transitional justice in established democracies : a political theory

Stephen Winter

(International political theory series / series editor, Gary Browning)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Bibliography: p. 276-302

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Truth commissions, apologies, and reparations are just some of the transitional justice mechanisms embraced by established democracies. This groundbreaking exploration of political theory explains how these forms of state redress repair the damage state wrongdoing inflicts upon political legitimacy.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing State Redress 2. Towards a Political Theory 3. Transitions and Legitimate Regimes 4. The Old Order 5. The Problems of Authorised Wrongdoing 6. Transitional Justice 7. Administrative Justice and Canada's Hong Kong Veterans 8. Corrective Justice and Japanese Americans 9. Restorative Justice and Australian Careleavers 10. Conclusion

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  • NCID
    BB17136256
  • ISBN
    • 9780230285231
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke, Hants
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 311 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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