Communists and their victims : the quest for justice in the Czech Republic / Roman David.
Communists and their victims : the quest for justice in the Czech Republic / Roman David.
Communists and their victims : the quest for justice in the Czech Republic / Roman David.
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Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018]
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G 2019/0398
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English
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Physical content
xi, 264 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part I. Historical and sociolegal context -- The Communist regime in Czechoslovakia: were people coerced? -- Justice after transition: retributive, revelatory, reparatory, and reconciliatory measures -- Part II. Justice at the poles of society -- Did justice measures heal victims? Compensation, trut...
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Publisher
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
Did justice measures rectify the legacy of human rights abuses committed during the communist era in the Czech Republic? Roman David weighs this question carefully to promote a transformative theory of justice that demonstrates that justice measures, in order to be successful, require a degree of reconciliation.
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Communists and their victims : the quest for justice in the Czech Republic / Roman David.
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Pennsylvania studies in human rights
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/0398
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74VKV087JMQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV087JMQX
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ISBN
0812250141 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780812250145 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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323.0440943709045
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991024227513902626
