Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law
Author | : Hakeem O. Yusuf |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2010-04-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136971631 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136971637 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Download or read book Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law written by Hakeem O. Yusuf and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law addresses the importance of judicial accountability in transitional justice processes. Despite a general consensus that the judiciary plays an important role in contemporary governance, accountability for the judicial role in formerly authoritarian societies remains largely elided and under-researched. Hakeem O. Yusuf argues that the purview of transitional justice mechanisms should, as a matter of policy, be extended to scrutiny of the judicial role in the past. Through a critical comparative approach that cuts through the transitioning experiences of post-authoritarian and post-conflict polities in Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa, the book focuses specifically on Nigeria. It demonstrates that public accountability of the judiciary through the mechanism of a truth-seeking process is a necessary component in securing comprehensive accountability for the judicial role in the past. Transitional Justice, Judicial Accountability and the Rule of Law further shows that an across-the-board transformation of state institutions – an important aspiration of transitional processes – is virtually impossible without incorporating the third branch of government, the judiciary, into the accountability process.