Mass Graves, Truth and Justice: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Investigation of Mass Graves - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1800882378 ISBN 13: 9781800882379

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

Across the world, mass graves, often containing a multitude of human remains, are sites of human loss, suffering and unimaginable acts of cruelty. While no one mass grave or its investigation is the same, all mass graves contain evidence that is essential to the realisation of justice and accountability goals for victims, affected communities, states in transition and the international community.

This book tactfully examines this sensitive topic, demonstrating how mass grave investigations can be highly complex, context-specific, lengthy and expensive processes, requiring significant planning, coordination, expertise and resources. The book analyses the various processes involved in mass grave investigation from a number of disciplinary perspectives and a variety of geographical, cultural and political contexts, including Bosnia, Guatemala, Libya, Nepal and Rwanda. Chapters feature expert contributions from voices in the fields of forensic sciences, advocacy and the judiciary, along with world-leading international legal expertise on mass graves, their protection and investigation.

This timely book will be an ideal resource for practitioners and academics in the fields of international criminal law, international human rights law, international humanitarian law and transitional justice. Students interested in forensic archaeology, anthropology, fact-finding and human rights investigations will also find this a stimulating read.

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About the Author

Edited by Ellie Smith, Research Fellow and Melanie Klinkner, Professor of International Law, Department of Humanities and Law, Bournemouth University, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800882378
• ISBN 13: 9781800882379
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 186
• Editor: Smith Ellie, Klinkner Melanie