Twenty Years after
Statute of Limitations and the Asymmetric Burdens of Justice in Northern Ireland and Post-war Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6311774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C K Martin Chung (0000-0002-7057-6019, Hong Kong Baptist University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 979-1004 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Parliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pa/gsaa055 |
| OpenAlex | W3083228622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
In 2018, that is 20 years after the conclusion of the Belfast Agreement ending the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland known as the ‘Troubles’, the UK Government started a consultation on dealing with its legacy. The House of Commons Defence Committee proposes the enactment of a statute of limitations to shield veterans from further investigations into Troubles-related crimes. It would represent a ‘balanced’ approach to justice, as some paramilitary combatants had also received de facto amnesty through various schemes. This article argues that given the involvement of the British state in the historical conflict, a ‘balanced’ approach to dealing with the past is inadequate. Drawing on parallel parliamentary debates in Germany that began around 1965, that is also 20 years after the end of conflict, the article makes the case that an asymmetric approach is both promising and necessary for the reconciliation process to move forward
Amnesty · Criminology · De facto · Economic Justice · Ethnology · Government (linguistics · House of Commons · Human rights · Northern ireland · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Statute · Statute of limitations · Irish and British Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |