Amnesties, Accountability, and Human Rights.
Title:
Amnesties, Accountability, and Human Rights.
Author:
Jeffery, Renee.
ISBN:
9780812209419
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (313 pages)
Series:
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Contents:
Cover -- Amnesties, Accountability, and Human Rights -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Politics of Amnesties -- Chapter 2. Transitions to Democracy -- Chapter 3. The Pursuit of Truth -- Chapter 4. Ending Violence -- Chapter 5. The End of Impunity? -- Chapter 6. The Persistence of Amnesties -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
Drawing on more than 700 amnesties instituted between 1970 and 2005, Renée Jeffery maps out significant trends in the use of amnesty and offers a historical account of how both the use and the perception of amnesty has changed.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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