M. Cherif Bassiouni

Post Conflict Justice (International and Comparative Criminal Law Series) M. Cherif Bassiouni

Thirty scholars and experts discuss and provide wide-ranging views on a variety of accountability measures: the establishment of ad hoc criminal tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda; truth commissions in South Africa and El Salvador; and lustration laws for the former Czechoslovakia and Germany after its reunification. Also discussed are amnesty for previous crimes and accountability, post-conflict justice involving issues pertaining to the restoration of law and order, and the rebuilding of failed national justice systems. In addition, the book also contains an important set of guidelines designed to achieve accountability and eliminate impunity. The guidelines with commentaries have been prepared during the last two years by a distinguished group of experts, many of whom have also contributed articles to this volume. This book will serve as a unique research and policy resource and provide the reader with wide-ranging views on how to achieve justice and promote peace in post-conflict situations.