Truth Recovery and Transitional Justice

Name: Truth Recovery and Transitional Justice
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Truth Recovery and Transitional JusticeDeferring human rights issues\nAuthor(s): Iosif Kovras\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138650206, 978-1138650206\nSynopsis\nThis book investigates why some societies defer transitional justice issues after successful democratic consolidation.\n\nDespite democratisation, the exhumation of mass graves containing the victims from the violence in Cyprus [tel] and the Spanish civil war [tel] was delayed until the early 2000s, when both countries suddenly decided to revisit the past. Although this contradicts the actions of other countries such as South Africa, Bosnia, and Guatemala where truth recovery for disappeared/missing persons was a central element of the transition to peace and democracy, Cyprus and Spain are not alone: this is an increasing trend among countries trying to come to terms with past violence. \n\nTruth Recovery and Transitional Justice considers the case s.