Category Archives: Transitional Justice

Impressions on the State of the Art in Transitional Justice

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Mark Kersten

I had the opportunity to attend the four-day academic marathon that is the International Studies Association (ISA) annual conference last week in Montreal. The opportunity gave me the chance to meet and hear from those at the vanguard of transitional … Continue reading →

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ICC Wanted Broader Jurisdiction in Libya: Moreno-Ocampo

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Mark Kersten

The UN’s referral of the situation in Libya sharply restricted the temporal jurisdiction of the ICC. The referral says the Court can have jurisdiction only over crimes committed in Libya since February 15th 2011. In a recent post, I argued … Continue reading →

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Biting the Hand that Feeds it: Transitional Justice as a Human Right?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Mark Kersten

There is a lot of confusion around what exactly a human right is, how we, as human beings, have them, where we have them from, and who is obligated to uphold them. Recent years have seen a burgeoning literature and … Continue reading →

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