Unspeakable truths : confronting state terror and atrocity
"How truth commissions around the world are challenging the past and shaping the future."--Jacket
xii, 340 pages ; 24 cm
9780415924771, 9780415924788, 0415924774, 0415924782
52606042
Introduction
Confronting past crimes
Why a truth commission?
Five illustrative truth commissions
Sixteen less-prominent commissions
What is the truth?
Truth versus justice: is it a trade-off?
Naming the guilty
Healing from the past
An eye to the future: reconciliation and reforms
Reparations for state crimes
Leaving the past alone
Truth commissions and the international criminal court: conflict or complement?
Inside the commission: problems and practicalities
Challenges and assistance from the outside
Epilogue: looking forward