The Politics of Transitional Justice in Latin America: Power, Norms, and Capacity Building

by Ezequiel A. Gonzalez-Ocantos

How has Latin America pioneered the field of transitional justice (TJ)? Do approaches vary across the region? This Element describes Latin American innovations in trials and truth commissions, and evaluates two influential models that explain variation in TJ outcomes: the Huntingtonian and Justice Cascade approaches. It argues that scholars should complement these approaches with one that recognizes the importance of state capacity building and institutional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108799086
• ISBN13: 9781108799089
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"