Transitional justice in Northern Ireland.

Dr. Cheryl Lawther presents a case study on opposition to a formal truth recovery mechanism in Northern Ireland. She explains that truth recovery is an important aspect of transitional justice, but Northern Ireland has employed a piecemeal approach. Primary opposition focuses on issues of victim hie...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned in English.
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017.
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Summary:Dr. Cheryl Lawther presents a case study on opposition to a formal truth recovery mechanism in Northern Ireland. She explains that truth recovery is an important aspect of transitional justice, but Northern Ireland has employed a piecemeal approach. Primary opposition focuses on issues of victim hierarchies, moral equivalence, and concern about reawakening tensions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (15 min., 1 sec.)) : sound, colour.
ISBN:9781473963863
1473963869