Truth commissions, apologies, and reparations are just some of the transitional justice mechanisms embraced by established democracies. This groundbreaking exploration of political theory explains how these forms of state redress repair the damage state wrongdoing inflicts upon political legitimacy.
Table of Content
1. Introducing State Redress 2. Towards a Political Theory 3. Transitions and Legitimate Regimes 4. The Old Order 5. The Problems of Authorised Wrongdoing 6. Transitional Justice 7. Administrative Justice and Canada’s Hong Kong Veterans 8. Corrective Justice and Japanese Americans 9. Restorative Justice and Australian Careleavers 10. Conclusion
About the author
Dr Stephen Winter is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 310 ● ISBN 9781137316196 ● File size 3.0 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 3191511 ● Copy protection Social DRM