Amnesties, Accountability, and Human Rights.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (313 pages)
- Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series .
- Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series .
Cover -- Amnesties, Accountability, and Human Rights -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Politics of Amnesties -- Chapter 2. Transitions to Democracy -- Chapter 3. The Pursuit of Truth -- Chapter 4. Ending Violence -- Chapter 5. The End of Impunity? -- Chapter 6. The Persistence of Amnesties -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Drawing on more than 700 amnesties instituted between 1970 and 2005, Renée Jeffery maps out significant trends in the use of amnesty and offers a historical account of how both the use and the perception of amnesty has changed.