Truth Commissions and Procedural Fairness

by Patricia Ronan, Cynthia Reed, Mark Freeman

Book Overview

This is the first law book devoted entirely to the subject of truth commissions. The book sets forth standards of procedural fairness aimed at protecting the rights of those who come into contact with truth commissions - primarily victims and their families, witnesses, and perpetrators. The aim of the book is to provide recommended criteria of procedural fairness for five possible components of a truth commission's mandate: the taking of statements,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521850673
• ISBN13: 9780521850674
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"