Legal Studies 392J - S-TransitonalJustice&TruthComm

This course will examine how justice interventions are designed and implemented to redress mass violence, including periods of war and authoritarian reign. It will focus on truth commissions, which are quasi-judicial bodies designed to investigate, document, and publicize information about a period of violence. In examining transitional justice and truth commissions, this class will address the history of violence in a dozen countries, and how truth commissions have been used to redress them. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Legal majors.

Open to Legal Studies majors only. Pre Req: LEGAL 250