The Global Impact and Legacy of Truth Commissions

doi:10.1017/9781780687957

The Global Impact and Legacy of Truth Commissions emerges at a time when there is a confluence of two trends. The first is a growing critique of truth commissions as being unresponsive to the socio-economic needs of transitional societies as part of growing criticism of transitional justice as a whole. The second is the increasing use, salience, professionalism and ambition of truth commissions. Thus, the book is published at a time when truth commissions are being both doubted and reified like never before. In this context, the book's purpose is to understand the impact and legacy of these institutions over the past fifty years. Bringing together many prominent voices on the topic, this book investigates what kind of impact and legacy (possibly 100) truth commissions have had on the societies in which they have taken place, and for future truth commissions the world over.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Acknowledgements
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CONTENTS
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List of Contributors
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Introduction: Contextualising and Understanding the Global Role, Impact and Legacy of Truth Commissions
pp 1-44
- By Jeremy Sarkin, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal.
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Is Anyone Listening? A Review of the Research on Attitudes Towards Truth Commissions
pp 45-74
- By Filipa Raimundo, research fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, and Guest Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Policy at ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon., Joana Rebelo Morais, PhD student of Comparative Politics at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon.
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Assessing the Long-Term Impact and Legacy of Truth Commissions
pp 75-98
- By Anita Ferrara, lecturer in Human Rights Law at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway.
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The Global Textual Legacies of Truth Commissions: Narratives on Sexual Violence in the Reports of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Kenya and Beyond
pp 99-118
- By Susanne Buckley-Zistel, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of the Centre for Conflict Studies, Philipps University Marburg, Germany.
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The Implementation Record of Truth Commissions’ Recommendations in Latin America
pp 119-142
- By Elin Skaar, political scientist and senior researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Bergen, Norway.
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In the Aftermath of Truth: Implementing Truth Commissions’ Recommendations on Reparations – Following Through for Victims
pp 143-168
- By Luke Moffett, senior law lecturer at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Truth Commissions and Social Justice: ‘Wishful Thinking or Not Very Thoughtful Wishing’?
pp 169-188
- By Brianne Mcgonigle Leyh, Associate Professor at Utrecht University, Netherlands Institute of Human Rights.
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Transitioning Toward Dignity
pp 189-210
- By Erin Daly, Professor of Law at Delaware Law School and Co-Director of the Dignity Rights Project.
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Towards an Understanding of How Truth Commissions Can Use Their Amnesty Powers to Enhance Their Impact and Legacy
pp 211-246
- By Jeremy Sarkin, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal.
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Truth Commissions in Non-Transitional Contexts: Implications for Their Impact and Legacy
pp 247-268
- By Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, Associate Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Middle Eastern Studies Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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Surrogacy and Resistance: Evolving Patterns in Unofficial Truth Commissions and Truth Projects
pp 269-292
- By Pádraig McAuliffe, graduate of University College Cork (BCL and PhD). After a brief period in the Legal Division of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, he became a lecturer at the University of Dundee in 2009.
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Index
pp 293-299
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Acknowledgements
pp v-vi

CONTENTS
pp vii-x

List of Contributors
pp xi-xiv

Introduction: Contextualising and Understanding the Global Role, Impact and Legacy of Truth Commissions
pp 1-44

Is Anyone Listening? A Review of the Research on Attitudes Towards Truth Commissions
pp 45-74

Assessing the Long-Term Impact and Legacy of Truth Commissions
pp 75-98

The Global Textual Legacies of Truth Commissions: Narratives on Sexual Violence in the Reports of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Kenya and Beyond
pp 99-118

The Implementation Record of Truth Commissions’ Recommendations in Latin America
pp 119-142

In the Aftermath of Truth: Implementing Truth Commissions’ Recommendations on Reparations – Following Through for Victims
pp 143-168

Truth Commissions and Social Justice: ‘Wishful Thinking or Not Very Thoughtful Wishing’?
pp 169-188

Transitioning Toward Dignity
pp 189-210

Towards an Understanding of How Truth Commissions Can Use Their Amnesty Powers to Enhance Their Impact and Legacy
pp 211-246

Truth Commissions in Non-Transitional Contexts: Implications for Their Impact and Legacy
pp 247-268

Surrogacy and Resistance: Evolving Patterns in Unofficial Truth Commissions and Truth Projects
pp 269-292

Index
pp 293-299

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