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LAWS 4603 [0.5 credit] Transitional Justice


Legal and ethical responses to human rights violations in the transition to democracy. Dilemmas of the rule of law; truth and reconciliation; prosecution and punishment; amnesty; retribution and revenge; restorative justice; administrative remedy; reparations; International case studies. Theoretical arguments about justice in context of country.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2908 or PAPM 3000 and fourth-year Honours standing.
Seminars three hours a week.