Comparative Social Policy: Transitional Justice in East and Southeast Asia Christian Schafferer www.fule.at

Course outline

Brief introduction Objectives Course requirements Units of study in detail

Brief introduction

Definition of Transitional Justice (TJ) Contemporary Development of TJ

Definition of Transitional Justice (TJ) Transitional justice is a response to systematic

or widespread violations of human rights. It seeks recognition for victims and to promote possibilities for peace, reconciliation and democracy:

Areas of TJ initiatives:

Criminal prosecutions

Truth commissions

Reparations programs

Institutional reform

Memorialization efforts

Contemporary Development of TJ

Discourse on TJ dates back to the restoration of Athenian democracy in 411 B.C

International tribunals of Nuremberg and Tokyo

Third Wave of Democratisation International Criminal Court (ICC) Setback: US War on Terror and global

dependence on non-democratic regimes

Objectives

To understand the contemporary global TJ framework.

To gain profound knowledge about TJ efforts in modernising (East and Southeast Asian) states.

Course requirements

Oral presentation (30 minutes) Discussant (10 minutes) Final report (6,000 – 9,000 words)

Website: www.fule.at Login: JKU Password: social policychris@ocu.edu.tw

Unit 1: Introduction

Tuesday 19 October 2010

15:30 - 17:00 MT 226/1

Issues to be discussed:

Course objectives and procedures

Unit 2: Contemporary transitional justice policies

Tuesday 7 December 2010 08:30 - 11:45 HF 9901

Issues to be discussed:

Global actors and initiatives Development, current engagement and future role of intergovernmental and nongovernmental institutionsObstacles of transitional justice effortsGlobal and domestic pitfalls Discourse on transitional justice Changing perception and attitude The non-Asian experienceTransitional justice initiatives in European, African and American states

Unit 3: Case Studies I

Tuesday 12 December 201008:30 - 13:30  HF 990113:45 - 17:00  HS 3

States to be covered: Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Issues to be discussed:

Atrocities committedInternational/domestic TJ initiatives and problems thereofLegal framework of international/domestic TJ initiatives International/domestic discourse

Unit 4: Case Studies II

Tuesday 11 January 2011 08:30 - 17:00 MT 226

States to be covered: Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia

Issues to be discussed:

Atrocities committedInternational/domestic TJ initiatives and problems thereofLegal framework of international/domestic TJ initiatives International/domestic discourse

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