Margaret Popkin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3702415 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret Popkin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | Popkin |
| SIGNATURE | POPKIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California Hastings College of the Law |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Peace without Justice
Popkin analyzes the role of international actors, notably the United States and the United Nations, and the contributions and limitations of international assistance in efforts to establish accountability and reform the justice system in El Salvador. The author discusses the essential role of civil society in attempts to establish accountability and an effective justice system for all, and looks at the reasons for and the consequences of the limi…
Latin American Amnesties in Comparative Perspective
Throughout Latin America during the past 15 years, new democratic or postwar governments have faced demands for transitional justice following the end of authoritarian rule or the conclusion of internal armed conflicts. Demands for justice for serious past abuses have often been met by threats of destabilization by the perpetrators and calls for forgiving and forgetting in the name of reconciliation. Although recent developments in and interpreta…
La amnistía salvadoreña
Muchos factores han contribuido al hecho de que El Salvador, en términos relativos, se ha negado a tratar el pasado. Se confió el tema a las partes involucradas en las negociaciones y ambas tenían razones para preferir que no saliera a la luz toda la verdad. Las víctimas y los familiares de las víctimas de tortura, de desapariciones forzadas, de ejecuciones extrajudiciales y de masacres, se han dado cuenta de que la paz no les traería la justicia…
Truth as Justice
In recent years, Latin American countries have sought to come to terms with prior periods of widespread human rights violations, relying increasingly on investigatory commissions. Investigatory efforts have been undertaken by democratically elected governments that replaced military dictatorships, by UN-sponsored commissions as part of a UN-mediated peace process, and by national human rights commissioners. This article examines truth commissions…
Truth as Justice
In recent years, Latin American countries have sought to come to terms with prior periods of widespread human rights violations, relying increasingly on investigatory commissions. Investigatory efforts have been undertaken by democratically elected governments that replaced military dictatorships, by UN-sponsored commissions as part of a UN-mediated peace process, and by national human rights commissioners. This article examines truth commissions…
Truth as Justice
In recent years, Latin American countries have sought to come to terms with prior periods of widespread human rights violations, relying increasingly on investigatory commissions. Investigatory efforts have been undertaken by democratically elected governments that replaced military dictatorships, by UN-sponsored commissions as part of a UN-mediated peace process, and by national human rights commissioners. This article examines truth commissions…
Latin American Amnesties in Comparative Perspective
Throughout Latin America during the past 15 years, new democratic or postwar governments have faced demands for transitional justice following the end of authoritarian rule or the conclusion of internal armed conflicts. Demands for justice for serious past abuses have often been met by threats of destabilization by the perpetrators and calls for forgiving and forgetting in the name of reconciliation. Although recent developments in and interpreta…
Truth as Justice
In recent years, Latin American countries have sought to come to terms with prior periods of widespread human rights violations, relying increasingly on investigatory commissions. Investigatory efforts have been undertaken by democratically elected governments that replaced military dictatorships, by UN-sponsored commissions as part of a UN-mediated peace process, and by national human rights commissioners. This article examines truth commissions…
Truth as Justice
In recent years, Latin American countries have sought to come to terms with prior periods of widespread human rights violations, relying increasingly on investigatory commissions. Investigatory efforts have been undertaken by democratically elected governments that replaced military dictatorships, by UN-sponsored commissions as part of a UN-mediated peace process, and by national human rights commissioners. This article examines truth commissions…
La amnistía salvadoreña
Muchos factores han contribuido al hecho de que El Salvador, en términos relativos, se ha negado a tratar el pasado. Se confió el tema a las partes involucradas en las negociaciones y ambas tenían razones para preferir que no saliera a la luz toda la verdad. Las víctimas y los familiares de las víctimas de tortura, de desapariciones forzadas, de ejecuciones extrajudiciales y de masacres, se han dado cuenta de que la paz no les traería la justicia…
Latin American Amnesties in Comparative Perspective
Throughout Latin America during the past 15 years, new democratic or postwar governments have faced demands for transitional justice following the end of authoritarian rule or the conclusion of internal armed conflicts. Demands for justice for serious past abuses have often been met by threats of destabilization by the perpetrators and calls for forgiving and forgetting in the name of reconciliation. Although recent developments in and interpreta…
Peace without Justice
Popkin analyzes the role of international actors, notably the United States and the United Nations, and the contributions and limitations of international assistance in efforts to establish accountability and reform the justice system in El Salvador. The author discusses the essential role of civil society in attempts to establish accountability and an effective justice system for all, and looks at the reasons for and the consequences of the limi…
Political science (5 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Economic Justice (4 works) · Human rights (4 works) · International Law and Human Rights (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Transitional justice (4 works) · Accountability (3 works) · Latin Americans (3 works)