It is impossible to determine who first coined the term 'transitional justice'. However, it was certainly brought into wider circulation by the three-volume work 'Transitional Justice: How Emerging Democracies Reckon with Former Regimes' edited by Neil Kritz and published in 1995. The chapters in...
Based on the growing international and academic interest on victim reparations as a mechanism of transitional justice, and the abundant literature that has emerged in the past few years, this article takes a step back to ask what is actually at stake with victim reparations and why. Through a...
Based on the growing international and academic interest on victim reparations as a mechanism of transitional justice, and the abundant literature that has emerged in the past few years, this article takes a step back to ask what is actually at stake with victim reparations and why. Through a...
In 2004, the United Nations Secretary-General submitted a report to the Security Council concerning the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict societies. In his report Kofi Annan stated that "it is imperative that both the Security Council and the United Nations system...
Reasons for these discrepancies include: (a) players with dual citizenship or naturalised citizenship; (b) UEFA’s discretion to relax enforcement, which was more common in high-profile matches, transitional periods, and “exceptional” circumstances such as injuries...
The European Court of Justice is decreed to be our highest court (Art. 86) both citizens and resident companies can use it. The UK will remain under the jurisdiction of the ECJ until eight years after the end of the transition period. (Article 158). The UK will still be bound by any...
Having a home is the foundation of most people’s lives. People with co-occurring substance use and mental health problems may experience challenges in acquiring and keeping housing. Many also have major health challenges. Supported housing is the subjec
Zimbabwe envisions being an upper-middle-income economy by the year 2030. The vision 2030 has infrastructure development as a stand-out pillar upon which it is founded. The vision envisages well-developed, modern, efficient and resilient infrastructure a
What is the Value of Parliament? Parliament is not a privilege that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange. It has to have symbolic power imbued with truthful values. the mace that was crafted for the Scottish Parliament is imbued withcompassion, wisdom and justice.These are not mere ...
The paper discusses how current methodological debates on the potentials of Comparative Area Studies intersect with current trends in transitional justice research. As the field of transitional justice studies is approximating a status of maturation, academic enterprises tend to focus on empirical as well...