The Politics of Transitional Justice in Latin America: Power, Norms, and Capacity Building

ISBN-13: 9781108799089 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 75 str.

Ezequiel A. Gonzalez-Ocantos

Opis

This Element describes Latin American innovations in trials and truth commissions, evaluating both the Huntingtonian and Justice Cascade approaches; influential in showing variation in TJ outcomes. It argues that scholars should complement these approaches with one that recognizes the importance of state capacity building and institutional change.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Latin American innovations; 2. Truth commissions; 3. Power and norms; 4. Building TJ capabilities; 5. Why Latin America?