Judging transitional justice: A new criterion for evaluating truth revelation procedures

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 383-408

  Kaminski, Marek M ^a   Nalepa, Monika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern Europe; Lustration; Transitional justice; Truth commission; Truth revelation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646504139     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002706287046     Document Type: Article

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