Necessary evils : amnesties and the search for justice / Mark Freeman.
"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 revitalize the global debate on th...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York, N.Y. :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st pbk. edition. |
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core |
| Summary: | "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 revitalize the global debate on the subject and to offer an original framework for resolving amnesty dilemmas when they arise." "Most existing 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."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in 2009. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 352 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511690665 9780511690662 0511691858 9780511691850 0511692528 9780511692529 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511691850 |