Bøker av Peter Hoeres

Numerous studies concerning transitional justice exist. However, comparatively speaking, the effects actually achieved by measures for coming to terms with dictatorships have seldom been investigated. There is an even greater lack of transnational analyses. This volume contributes to closing this gap in research. To this end, it analyses processes of coming to terms with the past in seven countries with different experiences of violence and dictatorship. Experts have drawn up detailed studies on transitional justice in Albania, Argentina, Ethiopia, Chile, Rwanda, South Africa and Uruguay. Their analyses constitute the empirical material for a comparative study of the impact of measures introduced within the context of transitional justice. It becomes clear that there is no sure formula for dealing with dictatorships. Successes and deficits alike can be observed in relation to the individual instruments of transitional justice - from criminal prosecution to victim compensation. Nevertheless, the South American states perform much better than those on the African continent. This depends less on the instruments used than on political and social factors. Consequently, strategies of transitional justice should focus more closely on these contextual factors.

Was muss nach dem Ende einer Diktatur getan werden, damit das Leid der Verfolgten ein Ende findet und die Geschichte sich nicht wiederholt? Wenige Langzeitstudien haben wissenschaftlich untersucht, welche Wirkungen Maßnahmen im Rahmen von Transitional Justice tatsächlich erzielt haben. Dieser Band analysiert anhand von sieben Ländern, was die Aufarbeitung von Diktaturen bewirken kann ¿ und wo ihre Grenzen liegen.