Do war crimes tribunals or truth commissions satisfy victims of war and atrocity and provide
psychological relief from war-induced trauma? Do they make victims less vengeful and less …

The reconstruction and maintenance of peaceful communities in the aftermath of conflicts is
one of the most critical areas of concern for both policymakers and scholars. This article …

This article examines the capacity of two major transitional justice mechanisms, international
criminal trials and truth commissions, to provide a measure of emotional repair to the victims …

International crimes, such as genocide and crimes against humanity, are complex and
difficult to prove, so their prosecutions are costly and time-consuming. As a consequence …

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Legal action against those accused of committing brutal violations of human rights has
flourished in the last decade. Saddam Hussein awaits trial in Iraq. 1 Augusto Pinochet …

Something of a consensus has emerged within the international community and among
commentators that war crimes tribunals have been too slow to investigate, charge, and …

We analyze whether international criminal tribunals and domestic human rights trials can
play an important role in peacebuilding in post-conflict societies. Advocates and scholars …

ABSTRACT In this Article, Professor Aldana-Pindell explores the norms establishing a
state's responsibility to grant victims of human rights violations adequate rights in the …

Over thirteen years after the massacre at Srebrenica, Ratko Mladid is still at large, despite all
the efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).'In …