How do transitional democracies deal with officials who have been tainted by complicity with prior governments? Should they be excluded or should they be incorporated into the new system? In "Lustration and Transitional Justice," Roman David examines major institutional innovations that developed in Central Europe following the collapse of communist regimes. While the Czech Republic approved a lustration (vetting) law based on the traditional method of dismissals, Hungary and Poland devised alternative models that granted their tainted officials a second chance in exchange for truth. David...
How do transitional democracies deal with officials who have been tainted by complicity with prior governments? Should they be excluded or should t...
Did justice measures rectify the legacy of human rights abuses committed during the communist era in the Czech Republic? Roman David weighs this question carefully to promote a transformative theory of justice that demonstrates that justice measures, in order to be successful, require a degree of reconciliation.
Did justice measures rectify the legacy of human rights abuses committed during the communist era in the Czech Republic? Roman David weighs this quest...
