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This volume analyzes the transitional justice choices made by four countries: Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), Sierra Leone and East Timor, with a chapter for each country which provides a historical overview concerning the causes of the conflict and two subsequent chapters which highlight a different method of transitional justice implemented.

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During the transition to democracy, states have used various mechanisms to address previous human rights abuses including domestic trials, truth and reconciliation commissions and internationalized tribunals. This volume analyzes the transitional justice choices made by four countries: Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), Sierra Leone and East Timor. For each country, there is a chapter which provides a historical overview concerning the causes of the conflict and two subsequent chapters which highlight a different method of transitional justice implemented. The volume highlights the opportunities and the constraints faced by states and the international community to provide accountability for human rights violations.

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PART I: INTRODUCTION Mechanisms of Transitional Justice; L.A.Barria & S.D.Roper PART II: ARGENTINA Argentina´s Proceso: Societal Reform through Premeditated Terror; T.Wilson Successes and Limitations of the CONADEP Experience in the Determination of Responsibilities for Human Rights Violations in Argentina; E.Crenzel Recalling the Legacy of the 1985 Trial of the Military in Argentina; M.Di Paolantonio PART III: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Violence Born of History/History Born of Violence: A Brief Context for Understanding the Bosnian War; C.M.Morus Transitional Justice in Bosnia: The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; J.N.Clark Home Court Advantage? Domestic Trials and Transitional Justice in Bosnia-Herzegovina; R.M.Lowry & P.C.McMahon PART IV: SIERRA LEONE Genesis of the Sierra Leone Conflict and Its Human Rights Violations; A.K.Mboka The Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a Transitional Justice Mechanism in Sierra Leone; Z.Dugal The Special Court of Sierra Leone: A Hybrid Court or Poorly Conceived International Court?; E.E.Stensrud PART V: EAST TIMOR East Timor and the Struggle for Independence; C.Fernandes Promoting Human Rights through Hybrid Courts: The Serious Crimes Process in East Timor; J.DeShaw Rae Unfinished Business: The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor; W.Lambourne PART VI: CONCLUSION Comparing Mechanisms of Transitional Justice; S.D.Roper & L.A.Barria

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LILIAN A. BARRIA is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Eastern Illinois University, USA and a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Foreign Service in Qatar at Georgetown University.

STEVEN D. ROPER is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Eastern Illinois University, USA and a Visiting Associate Professor in the School of Foreign Service in Qatar at Georgetown University.

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