Northern Ireland in Transition: The Role of Justice

Estudios Irlandeses

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Christian Mailhes¹ 

[1] Université des Sciences Sociales, Toulouse, France ;

关键词: Criminal Justice system;    Emergency Legislation;    Human Rights;    Northern Ireland;    Peace Process;    Good Friday Agreement;    PSNI;    Restorative justice;    Transitional Justice;    Truth andReconciliation Commission;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

All post-conflict societies switching to constitutional liberal democracies have to deal with their past through transitional justice mechanisms that offer to hear the victims, try the perpetrators of all types of abuses, introduce peace and reconciliation schemes. It is time for state and non-state organs to account for past crimes. Several countries have successfully tested such mechanisms. Northern Ireland is the ideal ground for transitional justice to operate but it dispels foreign tailor-made models. However, a number of major reforms and projects have addressed sensitive issues in the wake of the Good Friday Agreement. Two key institutions, the police and the criminal justice system, whose responsibility in the conflict was undeniable, have been reformed. Law and lawyers are concerned with these changes and the introduction of a Human Rights culture in Northern Ireland. A clear break with the past must be achieved for transitional justice mechanisms to work successfully.

【 授权许可】

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