Justice on hold
Accountability and social reconstruction in Iraq
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12855053 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Stover (corresponding author), Miranda Sissons, Phuong Pham (0000-0002-5696-2933), Patrick Vinck (0000-0002-2137-1578) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 869 |
| Pages | 5-28 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of the Red Cross (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1607-5889 • E-ISSN: 1816-3831 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1816383108000064 |
| OpenAlex | W2144054288 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Having invaded Iraq without UN Security Council authorization, the United States was unable to convince many countries to take a meaningful role in helping Iraq deal with its violent past. Always insisting that it would “go it alone”, the United States implemented accountability measures without properly consulting the Iraqi people. Nor did the United States access assistance from the United Nations and international human rights organizations, all of which possess considerable knowledge and experience of a wide range of transitional justice mechanisms. In the end, the accountability measures introduced by the Americans either backfired or were hopelessly flawed. What are needed in Iraq are a secure environment and a legitimate authority to implement a comprehensive transitional justice strategy that reflects the needs and priorities of a wide range of Iraqis. Such a strategy should contain several measures, including prosecutions, reparations, a balanced approach to vetting, truth-seeking mechanisms and institutional reform
Accountability · Economic Justice · Human rights · Political science · Politics · Security council · Transitional justice · Vetting · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2021 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |