Government Mass Killing and Post-Conflict Domestic Trials

Why do some countries implement trials to punish perpetrators of state-sponsored mass killing during civil war? A common explanation is that domestic and international demand for justice pressures the government to implement trials. However, this demand is unlikely to produce prosecutions because st...

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Published inStudies in conflict and terrorism Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 396 - 413
Main Authors Kim, Nam Kyu, Uzonyi, Gary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Routledge 03.05.2020
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Aftermath
Atrocities
Civil war
Civilians in war
Conflict
Disclosure of information
Elites
HUMAN RIGHTS
Influence
Justice
Killing
Mass murders
Perpetrators
Political violence
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
PUNISHMENT
Social aspects
Trials
VIOLENCE
WAR
ANGOLA
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Summary:Why do some countries implement trials to punish perpetrators of state-sponsored mass killing during civil war? A common explanation is that domestic and international demand for justice pressures the government to implement trials. However, this demand is unlikely to produce prosecutions because state-sponsored violence during fighting provides elites incentive to conceal information after war. The revelation of information concerning the government's atrocities could result in renewed domestic instability or international sanction. Therefore, a government that has committed atrocities during the civil war, and emerges victorious from the conflict, should be unlikely to pursue trials in the aftermath of the war.
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STUDIES IN CONFLICT AND TERRORISM, Vol. 43, No. 5, May 2020: [396]-413
STUDIES IN CONFLICT AND TERRORISM, Vol. 43, No. 5, May 2020, [396]-413
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Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:1057-610X
1521-0731
DOI:10.1080/1057610X.2018.1469587