Category Archives: Lustration

Lustration in Libya: Ruling Congress Passes “Political Isolation Law”

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

Libya has made yet another significant and controversial decision as it continues down the bumpy path of its post-conflict and post-Gaddafi transition. According to the Libya Herald, the country’s General National Congress (GNC) is preparing to institute a “Political Isolation Law” … Continue reading →

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Distinctly Arab? Questions about Transitional Justice and the Arab Spring (Part I)

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Kirsten Fisher joins JiC for this timely and fascinating two-part post on the Arab Spring and Transitional Justice. Kirsten is the Gordon F. Henderson Post Doctoral Fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Human Rights Research and Education Centre and an affiliated … Continue reading →

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