Closing the Books
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"Closing the Books" is a scholarly work by Jon Elster that analyzes how societies address past injustices through mechanisms like trials, truth commissions, and reparations during periods of political transition.
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| Closing the Books canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify moral and political trade-offs in dealing with the past
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provide a theoretical framework for transitional justice ⓘ |
| analyzes |
legal responses to past regimes
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mechanisms for addressing past injustices ⓘ moral dilemmas of transitional justice ⓘ political constraints in transitions ⓘ |
| author | Jon Elster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
criteria for legitimate transitional justice measures
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normative arguments for and against punishment ⓘ political bargaining in transitional settlements ⓘ risks of victor’s justice ⓘ selective justice ⓘ |
| examines |
comparative case studies
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post-authoritarian transitions ⓘ post-conflict transitions ⓘ trade-offs between justice and stability ⓘ trade-offs between punishment and amnesty ⓘ trade-offs between truth and reconciliation ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
law
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philosophy of justice ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
amnesties
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lustration ⓘ purges ⓘ reparations ⓘ trials ⓘ truth commissions ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
legal theory
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
backward-looking justice
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collective responsibility ⓘ forward-looking stability ⓘ individual responsibility ⓘ institutional design in transitional justice ⓘ restorative justice ⓘ retributive justice ⓘ rule of law in transitions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
legal scholars
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philosophers of law and politics ⓘ scholars of political science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
accountability for past wrongs
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dealing with past injustices ⓘ political transitions ⓘ transitional justice ⓘ |
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