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Truth As Right And Remedy In International Human Rights Experience, Thomas M. Antkowiak
Truth As Right And Remedy In International Human Rights Experience, Thomas M. Antkowiak
Michigan Journal of International Law
This Note seeks to explore the origins, scope, and key possibilities of an evolving right to the truth. It will argue that truth is not only an essential component of the universally recognized "right to an effective remedy," but that it also serves as the gateway to a broader reparative framework necessary for victims of gross human rights abuse. The analysis shall span the Inter-American, European, and United Nations systems of human rights protection, and also will treat the burgeoning idea of the truth commission, a very prominent means of extra-judicial inquiry in contemporary transitional societies. At the conclusion, the …
The Promise Of Truth Commissions In Times Of Transition, Mariah Jackson Christensen
The Promise Of Truth Commissions In Times Of Transition, Mariah Jackson Christensen
Michigan Journal of International Law
Review of Unspeakable Truths: Confronting State Terror and Atrocity by Priscilla B. Hayner