The impact of human rights prosecutions

insights from European, Latin American, and African post-conflict societies

Human rights prosecutions are the most prominent mechanisms that victims demand to obtain accountability. Dealing with a legacy of gross human rights violations presents opportunities to enhance the right to justice and promote a more equal application of criminal law, a fundamental condition for a more substantive democracy in societies. This book seeks to analyse the impact, advances, and difficulties of prosecuting perpetrators of mass atrocities at national and international levels. What role...

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Engels | PDF, 2,9 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2020

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