PL52135: Genocides, human rights violations, and transitional justice
[Page last updated: 16 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 70%, CWVI 30% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Oral Presentation on a Selected Case of International Prosecution, Amnesty, or Truth Commission. (CWVI 30% - Qualifying Mark: 50)
- Essay on the theoretical and empirical challenges of a transitional justice mechanism. (CWES 70% - Qualifying Mark: 50)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
Upon completion of the unit, you will be able to
- Garner in-depth knowledge of the idea of transitional justice, and how this impacts the societies that experience it.
- Critically evaluate the most common international and domestic mechanisms of transitional justice.
- You will develop a strong theoretical understanding of the reasons why transitional justice mechanisms have become a prominent feature in international politics.
- You will develop the skills necessary to assess the risks associated with transitional justice mechanisms for the societies that experience it.
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| Synopsis: | Explore the connection between international politics and international law and the most significant cases of transitional justice since the 1990s.
Through theoretical and empirical approaches, you'll develop the analytical skills to assess the implementation of, and the risks associated with transitional justice mechanisms, both domestic and international. Youll also gain knowledge of how these have manifested throughout history.
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| Content: | - The Unit first introduces well-known historical cases of prosecutions, amnesties, and truth commissions implemented since the 1990s;
- The Unit also introduces core theoretical debates associated with such cases, such as the peace versus justice dilemma, the domestic versus international justice processes, and the power-politics influence over justice mechanisms;
- After this the Unit will focus on the application of these theoretical tenets to contemporary cases such as International Criminal Court's investigations, the recent resurgence of truth commissions globally, and the amnesty reversals in Latin America.
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| Course availability: |
PL52135 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
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