| Title |
Pereinamojo laikotarpio teisingumo studijos: ištakos ir raida / |
| Translation of Title |
Origins and development of transitional justice studies. |
| Authors |
Strupinskienė, Lina |
| DOI |
10.15388/Polit.2012.4.1144 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Poitologija.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 68, Nr. 4, p. 39-64.. ISSN 1392-1681. eISSN 2424-6034 |
| Abstract [eng] |
The article begins with a discussion of the transitional justice concept, which is followed by a brief overview of the developments of the study field. It notes that the classical works on transitional justice focus on the implementation of various transitional justice policies, their adaptability to specific needs of societies, emerging after a repressive rule or a violent ethnic conflict, and the possible benefits resulting from an active engagement in the past, whereas the more recent inquiries demonstrate an important empirical turn. Since the year 2000, there has been an increase in comparative studies attempting to empirically verify the effect of transitional justice mechanisms on societal transitions. This new wave of research calls into question the previous assumption regarding the ability of transitional justice mechanisms to contribute to peace and reconciliation and demonstrates that this relationship may be more complicated than initially thought. The article continues with the discussion of the main debates in the field. It covers the well-known debates on Peace vs. Justice, Truth vs. Justice, and provides an overview of the problems faced by those attempting to explore the causal relationship among the transitional justice mechanisms and societal reconciliation, democratization and peace. The methodological issues of definitions and problems with proving causality are addressed. The article concludes with recommendations for future inquiries. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2012 |
| CC license |
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