Elin Skaar, Jemima García-Godos and Cath Collins (eds.) Transitional Justice in Latin America. The uneven road from impunity towards accountability. Routledge, Oxon & New York. (2016)
Skaar, E., García-Godos, J. and C. Collins. (2016). Transitional Justice in Latin America. The uneven road from impunity towards accountability. Routledge, London and New York.
This is the first book to comprehensively and systematically trace the trajectory from impunity towards accountability for past human rights violations in the Latin American region. Based on rich historical analysis, the international team of authors track, across time, the accountability achievements and challenges of nine countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, […]
Marit Skivenes (UiB) and Anne-Mette Magnussen (HiB) (2015)
International Journal of Children's Rights
Marit Skivenes has together with Anne-Mette Magnussen published an article on “The Child’s Opinion and Position in Care Order Proceedings: An Analysis of Judicial Discretion in the County Boards’ Decision-Making” in the International Journal of Children’s Rights. This paper examines whether, and in what way, the child participates in care order decisions heard by the […]
Elin Skaar, Camila Gianella Malca, Trine Eide (2015)
London: Routledge (Transitional Justice Series)
This book examines the effects of transitional justice on the development of peace and democracy. Anticipated contributions of transitional justice mechanisms are commonly stated in universal terms, with little regard for historically specific contexts. Yet a truth commission, for example, will not have the same function in a society torn by long-term civil war or genocide […]
Torunn Wimpelmann (2015)
Women's Studies International Forum
This article by Torunn Wimpelmann (CMI) offers some reflections on the efforts over the last decade to combat violence against women in Afghanistan through reforms of laws and the justice system. The paper identifies two intersecting factors that have curtailed the transformative impact of these efforts. Firstly, law-making and legal practices have become infused with […]
Andrea Castagnola and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán (2015)
British Journal of Political Science
Andrea Castagnola has together with Aníbal Pérez-Liñán published an article on Judicial Instability and Endogenous Constitutional Change in Latin America.
Elin Skaar, Åse Johanne Roti Dahl (2014)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 5) 4 p.
This brief assesses the impact of transitional justice mechanisms on peace and democracy. Based on four case studies from Africa and Latin America, it argues that the expected positive effects of transitional justice may be too high. Transitional justice processes are complex and dynamic and may change substantially over time. The distinction between short term […]
Elin Skaar, Siri Gloppen and Astri Suhrke, eds. (2014)
Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books 318 p.
The past two decades have witnessed the end of several civil wars and authoritarian regimes. In a period shaped by the ideal of democratisation, in which more countries are emerging from deep-rooted conflicts, international attention is turning to the question of how societies with a grievous past face issues of accountability and reconciliation. Using an […]
Siri Gloppen (2014)
in Tina Søreide, Aled Williams: Corruption, Grabbing and Development: Real World Challenges . Cheltenham and Northampton (MA), Edward Elgar Publishing
A well-functioning justice system is crucial to address corruption effectively, which in turn is important for development. But judicial institutions are themselves corruptible. Surveys show that experiences with and perceptions of corruption in the courts are widespread (Afrobarometer, 2010; Latinobarometer, 2010; Eurobarometer, 2011; TI, 2011; GCR, 2012: 303; World Justice Project, 2012). In its 2011 […]
Siri Gloppen, Fidelis Edge Kanyongolo (2012)
in Danwood Chirwa, Lia Nijzink: Accountable Goverment in Africa. United Nations University Press
Elin Skaar (2011)
New York: Palgrave MacMillan. 297 p.
In many Latin American countries, former military officers are now facing charges of torture, murder, forced disappearance, and genocide committed under the dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s. Why is this happening now, years after the transition to democracy? And why are courts in some countries leading the way? This comparative analysis, focusing on the […]
