Grassroots Activism and the Evolution of Transitional Justice: The Families of the Disappeared

by Iosif Kovras

Book Overview

The families of the disappeared have long struggled to uncover the truth about their missing relatives. In so doing, their mobilization has shaped central transitional justice norms and institutions, as this ground-breaking work demonstrates. Kovras combines a new global database with the systematic analysis of four challenging case studies - Lebanon, Cyprus, South Africa and Chile - each representative of a different approach to transitional justice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 131661770X
• ISBN13: 9781316617700
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"