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Article: Thinking about Transitional Justice in Myanmar
Title | Thinking about Transitional Justice in Myanmar |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Burma Myanmar Restorative justice Retributive justice Transitional justice Truth |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | IP Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.ippublishing.com/general_asia.htm |
Citation | South East Asia Research, 2014, v. 22, p. 183-200 How to Cite? |
Abstract | In recent decades, transitional justice has featured on the political agenda of many post-authoritarian states. In Myanmar, where a partial but palpable transition is currently taking place, accounting for a dark past and securing a democratic future are key demands of opposition groups. However, elite-led reforms implemented after a March 2011 switch to quasi-civilian rule pay little attention to justice. This article thus surveys the possibilities for transitional justice in Myanmar, highlighting six major options: criminal prosecutions, a truth commission, a lustration programme, a reparations programme, a memory project and symbolic measures. Procedurally, the paper argues for local leadership supported by external engagement designed to ensure that basic global standards are met. Substantively, it explores tensions within transitional justice and across the wider reform process when such an agenda is pursued. To close, it holds that, while transitional justice may take years to gain a secure foothold in Myanmar, robust foundations should be laid now. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/203348 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 0.7 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.243 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Holliday, IM | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-19T14:13:26Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-19T14:13:26Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | South East Asia Research, 2014, v. 22, p. 183-200 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0967-828X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/203348 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In recent decades, transitional justice has featured on the political agenda of many post-authoritarian states. In Myanmar, where a partial but palpable transition is currently taking place, accounting for a dark past and securing a democratic future are key demands of opposition groups. However, elite-led reforms implemented after a March 2011 switch to quasi-civilian rule pay little attention to justice. This article thus surveys the possibilities for transitional justice in Myanmar, highlighting six major options: criminal prosecutions, a truth commission, a lustration programme, a reparations programme, a memory project and symbolic measures. Procedurally, the paper argues for local leadership supported by external engagement designed to ensure that basic global standards are met. Substantively, it explores tensions within transitional justice and across the wider reform process when such an agenda is pursued. To close, it holds that, while transitional justice may take years to gain a secure foothold in Myanmar, robust foundations should be laid now. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | IP Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.ippublishing.com/general_asia.htm | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | South East Asia Research | en_US |
dc.subject | Burma | - |
dc.subject | Myanmar | - |
dc.subject | Restorative justice | - |
dc.subject | Retributive justice | - |
dc.subject | Transitional justice | - |
dc.subject | Truth | - |
dc.title | Thinking about Transitional Justice in Myanmar | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Holliday, IM: hollid@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Holliday, IM=rp00067 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5367/sear.2014.0204 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84905503282 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 238412 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 22 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 183 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 200 | en_US |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2043-6874 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000344417800003 | - |
dc.publisher.place | London | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0967-828X | - |