Justice and Peace? How the International Criminal Tribunal Affects Societal Peace in Bosnia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3918608 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Meernik (0000-0003-1748-8391, University of North Texas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 271-289 |
| Publication date | 2005-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343305052012 |
| OpenAlex | W2091593590 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 50 |
| References cited | 16 |
The reconstruction and maintenance of peaceful communities in the aftermath of conflicts is one of the most critical areas of concern for both policymakers and scholars. This article examines explanations of the level of societal peace - the degree of conflict and/or cooperation in a society - and the extent to which internationally provided justice contributes to the maintenance of peaceful societies. In particular, it investigates the efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to provide justice for the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina by analyzing the impact of the arrests and judgments of war criminals on societal peace in Bosnia. Some research suggests that internationally provided justice is critical to peace and reconciliation; some scholars argue that such attempts can do more harm than good by inflaming ethnic violence; while still other research contends that its effects are limited at best. Using event data from the Kansas Event Data System, it is found that the arrests and judgments of war criminals had only a limited effect on improving relations among Bosnia's ethnic groups. Mostly, the apprehension and judgments of suspected war criminals had no statistically significant effect
Apprehension · Criminology · Economic Justice · Ethnic group · Harm · International law · Political science · Sociology · Transitional justice · Tribunal · War crime · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology
Arrested development
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Trauma and Vengeance
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Blueprints and Blind Spots
Normen in der Mediation
Determinants of case outcomes in Rwanda's postgenocide gacaca courts
Can international criminal justice advance ethnic reconciliation? The Icty and ethnic relations in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Judging the icty
Transitional Justice and Its Discontents
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It’s Time to Stop Running
The Impact of International Tribunals and Domestic Trials on Peace and Human Rights After Civil War
From Adjudication to Aftermath
One-Sided Truth Commissions and Effects on Public Support and Reconciliation
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The power of international criminal courts
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The Dynamics of Mass Killings
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Do Transitional Justice Museums Persuade Visitors? Evidence from a Field Experiment
The Emotional Underpinnings of Attitudes toward Transitional Justice
What We Know About Transitional Justice
The Trauma of Truth Telling
Conflict Recurrence and Postconflict Justice
British operations among the people and civilian risk
New Dilemmas in Transitional Justice
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Reading Between the Lines
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On the economic consequences of civil war
Settling Accounts
Violence and Social Repair
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The Sentencing Determinants of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
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Beyond Impunity
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A Conflict-Cooperation Scale for Weis Events Data
The Critical Barrier to Civil War Settlement
The Precarious Nature of Peace
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The Dynamics of Foreign Policy Agenda Setting
Armed Conflict 1946-2001
The Consequences of Negotiated Settlements in Civil Wars, 1945-1993
Reciprocity, Bullying, and International Cooperation
| Unique citing works | 50 |
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| Citations per year | 2,78 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2027 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |