LAWS 4603
Transitional Justice
Legal and ethical responses to human rights violations in the transition to democracy. Dilemmas of the rule of law; truth and reconciliation; prosecution and punishment; amnesty; retribution and revenge; restorative justice; administrative remedy; reparations; International case studies. Theoretical arguments about justice in context of country.
2026
Readings
- Simić, O. (Ed.). (2020). An introduction to transitional justice. Taylor & Francis Group.
- Teitel, R. G. (2002). Transitional justice (1st pbk. ed.). Oxford University Press.
- Mihr, A. (2020) An introduction to transitional justice. In Simić, O. (Ed.). An introduction to transitional justice (2nd ed., pp.1-28). Taylor & Francis Group.
- Ruti G. Teitel, (2003). Transitional Justice Genealogy, Harvard Human Rights Journal, 16, 69–94.
- Clark, Janine N. (2008). The Three Rs in Transitional Justice: Retributive justice, restorative justice, and reconciliation, Contemporary Justice Review, 11(4), 331–350
- Fijalkowski, A. (2020). Truth and reconciliation commissions. In Simić, O. (Ed.), An introduction to transitional justice (2nd ed., pp.97-122). Taylor & Francis Group.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2908 or PAPM 3000 and fourth-year Honours standing. Seminars three hours a week.