This is the first focused study on the relationship between the use of national courts to pursue retrospective justice and the construction of viable democracie

Foreword - Nelson Mandela

At the century's end, societies all over the world are throwing off the yoke of authoritarian rule and beginning to build democracies. At any such time of radic

This book addresses current developments in transitional justice in Latin America – effectively the first region to undergo concentrated transitional justice

Many countries have attempted to transition to democracy following conflict or repression, but the basic meaning of transitional justice remains hotly contested