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Transitional Justice: Framing a Model for Eritrea - Couverture souple

Mekonnen, Daniel Rezene

 
9783639153729: Transitional Justice: Framing a Model for Eritrea
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639153723 ISBN 13 : 9783639153729
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

Synopsis

International crimes, such as, crimes againsthumanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression,have been perpetrated in Eritrea since 1991 in analarming manner. Some of these have been perpetratedunder premeditated government plan of persecution,portraying a widespread and systematic policy ofrepression. As a result, some high-ranking governmentofficials can be tentatively identified as the mostresponsible perpetrators, bearing individual criminalresponsibility for grave violations of internationallaw. To end the culture of impunity, internationalcriminal justice, administered by the InternationalCriminal Court, foreign municipal courts, or nationalor mixed tribunals, should be instituted immediately.However, in the event of a negotiated and peacefulpolitical transition, conditional amnestyadministered by a democratically constituted truthand reconciliation commission is also regarded as anacceptable option. The book highlights that any modelof transitional justice for Eritrea should be basedon these assumptions. Academics, policymakers andpractitioners working in the area of human rights,transitional justice and international criminal lawmay find it relevant.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

International crimes, such as, crimes againsthumanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression,have been perpetrated in Eritrea since 1991 in analarming manner. Some of these have been perpetratedunder premeditated government plan of persecution,portraying a widespread and systematic policy ofrepression. As a result, some high-ranking governmentofficials can be tentatively identified as the mostresponsible perpetrators, bearing individual criminalresponsibility for grave violations of internationallaw. To end the culture of impunity, internationalcriminal justice, administered by the InternationalCriminal Court, foreign municipal courts, or nationalor mixed tribunals, should be instituted immediately.However, in the event of a negotiated and peacefulpolitical transition, conditional amnestyadministered by a democratically constituted truthand reconciliation commission is also regarded as anacceptable option. The book highlights that any modelof transitional justice for Eritrea should be basedon these assumptions. Academics, policymakers andpractitioners working in the area of human rights,transitional justice and international criminal lawmay find it relevant.

Biographie de l'auteur

A Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Human Rights Centre in GhentUniversity, a Research Associate at the Department ofConstitutional Law and Philosophy of Law, University of the FreeState, and a former Judge of the Zoba Maekel Provincial Court(Eritrea), Dr. Mekonnen holds Dip Law (Asmara), LLB (Asmara), LLM(Stellenbosch), LLD (Free State).

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639153723
ISBN 13 
9783639153729
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
340
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Personne responsable
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