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Transitional Justice And Judicial Activism— A Right To Accountability?, Ruti Teitel Apr 2015

Transitional Justice And Judicial Activism— A Right To Accountability?, Ruti Teitel

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Victims of systemic rights abuses, their families, and non-governmental organizations are turning to international and regional human rights tribunals to address the failure of states to investigate, prosecute, and remedy past human rights violations. In many cases this relates to acts that occurred decades ago and for which a previous repressive regime was responsible. In other cases there may be powerful interests within the state, such as the police or security service, that are complicit with the violations in question. This Article explores the historical and political contexts in which these cases have arisen, how the courts approach the question …


Ruti Teitel Responds To Shana Tabak, Ruti G. Teitel Jan 2011

Ruti Teitel Responds To Shana Tabak, Ruti G. Teitel

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Transitional Justice: Postwar Legacies (Symposium: The Nuremberg Trials: A Reappraisal And Their Legacy), Ruti Teitel Jan 2006

Transitional Justice: Postwar Legacies (Symposium: The Nuremberg Trials: A Reappraisal And Their Legacy), Ruti Teitel

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The Law And Politics Of Contemporary Transitional Justice, Ruti Teitel Jan 2005

The Law And Politics Of Contemporary Transitional Justice, Ruti Teitel

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Slobodan Milosevic, Saddam Hussein, Hissene Habre, Augusto Pinochet, Charles Taylor. There have never been more political leaders in the dock, or, under the shadow of its threat. Of what significance are these contemporary instances of transitional justice? This article uses the trials of Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein as an occasion for revisiting and extending my ongoing project of tracing a genealogy of transitional justice.

In prior work, I have defined "transitional justice" as that conception of justice associated with periods of political change. In an ongoing genealogy, I tie the legal developments in this area to distinct political phases …


Discussant, In Response To Justice Richard J. Goldstone, 1998 Otto L. Walter Lecture: International Human Rights At Century’S End, Stephen Ellmann Jan 1999

Discussant, In Response To Justice Richard J. Goldstone, 1998 Otto L. Walter Lecture: International Human Rights At Century’S End, Stephen Ellmann

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Transcript (Symposium: Nazis In The Courtroom: Lessons From The Conduct Of Lawyers And Judges Under The Laws Of The Third Reich And Vichy, France)., Ruti G. Teitel Jan 1995

Transcript (Symposium: Nazis In The Courtroom: Lessons From The Conduct Of Lawyers And Judges Under The Laws Of The Third Reich And Vichy, France)., Ruti G. Teitel

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