Subversive Justice

The Russell Vietnam War Crimes Tribunal and Transitional Justice

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ID12915437
AuthorsMarcos Zunino (0000-0002-6190-3559, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume10
Issue2
Pages211-229
Publication date2016-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Transitional Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1752-7716 • E-ISSN: 1752-7724
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/ijtj/ijw007
OpenAlexW2334048063
LanguageEN
Citations received11

1 In 1967, philosopher Bertrand Russell set up an unofficial war crimes tribunal to investigate the actions of the US in Vietnam. This article explores the link between the Russell Tribunal and transitional justice. In recent years, critical voices have called for a transitional justice that is less legalistic and state-centric and more concerned with socioeconomic issues. The Russell Tribunal was an early instance of a transitional justice practice whose traits resonated with these critiques. It challenged legalism, breached the judicial monopoly of the state and criticized the economic global order. Given this affinity, the Russell Tribunal can provide critical approaches to transitional justice with a historic antecedent and a mechanism to push their agenda forward. Unofficial tribunals, inspired by the Russell initiative, can be useful tools for a transitional justice that is broader and more amenable to alternative perspectives

Criminology · Economic Justice · International law · Political science · Sociology · Transitional justice · Tribunal · War crime · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies · Law

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