Beschreibung:
This book employs a transitional justice lens to address the 'disappearances' that occurred during the Northern Ireland conflict and the post-conflict response. Despite an extensive literature around 'dealing with the past' in Northern Ireland, as well as a substantial body of scholarship on 'disappearances' in other national contexts
Preface, Introduction, 1 'Disappearing' in International Context: Memory, Silence, and the Law 2 The Victims: Mobilisation, the Politics of Victimhood, and Constructing the 'Disappeared' 3 The Republican Movement: Rationalising, Leadership, and Resolving the 'Disappeared.'4 The Community: Rumour, Whispers, and 'Bystander Complicity' 5 'Quiet' Transitional Justice and 'Disappearing' 6 Acknowledgement, Truth, and the Collective Memory of the 'Disappeared'Conclusion: 'Disappearing' and Transitional Justice - Lessons from Northern Ireland