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Morality, Jus Post Bellum, and International Law

Morality, Jus Post Bellum, and International Law

Author: Larry May; Andrew Forcehimes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107024021
Published In: June 2012
Format: Hardback , 292 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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This collection of essays brings together some of the leading legal, political and moral theorists to discuss the normative issues that arise when war concludes and when a society strives to regain peace. In the transition from war, mass atrocity or a repressive regime, how should we regard the idea of democracy and human rights? Should regimes be toppled unless they are democratic or is it sufficient that these regimes are less repressive than before? Are there moral reasons for thinking that soldiers should be relieved of responsibility so as to advance the goal of peace building? And how should we regard the often conflicting goals of telling the truth about what occurred in the past and allowing individuals to have their day in court? These questions and more are analyzed in detail. It also explores whether jus post bellum itself should be a distinct field of inquiry.

• First book to bring political philosophers together with lawyers working in transitional justice to discuss jus post bellum

• Offers extensive use of case studies including essay-long treatment of East Timor

• Provides clear accounts of problems not normally discussed in the literature, including how to deal with child soldiers, troops returning from combat and truth commissions

List of Contributors	ix
Introduction Larry May and Andrew T. Forcehimes	1
1 Post-conflict Truth Telling: Exploring Extended Territory Margaret Urban Walker	11
2 Reparations, Restitution, and Transitional Justice Larry May	32
3 Addressing Atrocity at the Local Level: Community-Based Approaches to Transitional Justice in Central Africa Phil Clark	49
4 Timor-Leste and Transitional Justice: Should We Pursue International Prosecutions for the Crimes Committed in East Timor in 1999? Jovana Davidovic	78
5 Justice after War: Economic Actors, Economic Crimes, and the Moral Imperative for Accountability after War Joanna Kyriakakis	113
6 Child Soldiers, Transitional Justice, and the Architecture of Post Bellum Settlements Mark A. Drumbl	139
7 Our Soldiers, Right or Wrong: The Post-war Treatment of Troops C. A. J. Coady	173
8 Democratization and Just Cause Robert B. Talisse	191
9 Skepticism about Jus Post Bellum Seth Lazar	204
10 Law and the Jus Post Bellum: Counseling Caution Robert Cryer	223
Conclusion Andrew T. Forcehimes and Larry May	250
Bibliographical Resources for Jus Post Bellum	257
Index	265