Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing Justice After Civil Conflict

ISBN 10: 0878403949 / ISBN 13: 9780878403943

Published by Georgetown University Press, 2003

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Synopsis:

An international cast of scholars examines the process of burying the past after civil conflict. Should newly democratic countries draw a veil over their violent and repressive history, or expose painful truths? Should they require confessions from malefactors? Are such confessions without punishment sufficient for justice? These are among the questions to which the contributors respond, with special attention to South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, North Ireland's peace process, and the detention of Chile's General Pinochet, as well as case studies from Rwanda and Guatemala. Contributors examine ethical concepts such as justice, retribution, forgiveness, and reconciliation, and they consider the process of burying the past at each of its different levels: international law, national institutions, local communities, and individual psychology.

About the Author: Nigel Biggar is professor of theology at the University of Leeds, where he directs the Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, Ethics, and Public Life. His previous books include Good Life: Reflections on What We Value Today and Theological Politics: A Critique of "Faith in the City."

Bibliographic Details

Title: Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing ...
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good
Edition: Expanded and Updated.