Legal normativity in the resolution of internal armed conflict / Philipp Kastner, University of Western Australia.
2015
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Title
Legal normativity in the resolution of internal armed conflict / Philipp Kastner, University of Western Australia.
Published
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Copyright
©2015
Call Number
KZ6745 .K37 2015
ISBN
9781107107564 hardcover alkaline paper
1107107563 hardcover alkaline paper
1107107563 hardcover alkaline paper
Description
xi, 217 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)904144457
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-211) and index.
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Purchased from the income of the Cardozo Fund
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The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Cardozo Fund
Table of Contents
Preface
ix
List of Acronyms
xi
1.
Introduction
1
1.1.
The Shifting Sphere of Peace Negotiations
4
1.2.
The Legal Literature -- Ignoring the Process
13
1.3.
The Peace and Conflict Studies Literature -- Ignoring Normative Considerations
21
1.4.
Definitions and Case Studies -- Situating Methodological Choices
24
2.
Analysing the Discourse on International Legal Norms -- a Nascent Shift from Outcome to Process
32
2.1.
Assumptions about the Importance of International Law for Peace Negotiations
33
2.2.
Discourse Analysis in Context
36
2.3.
"Hard" References to International Legal Norms in Peace Agreements
41
2.3.1.
Human Rights -- Relying on a Widely Recognized Framework
42
2.3.2.
Transitional Justice - Balancing Retrospectivity and Prospectivity in an Agreement
48
2.3.3.
Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons -- Returning to "Normality"
57
2.3.4.
Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Women -- (En)Gendering Peace
62
2.4.
Discourse in the Process
68
2.4.1.
The Negotiators' Strategic References to International Legal Norms
68
2.4.2.
Cautious Peace Mediators
73
2.4.3.
The Purposeful Discourse of External Actors
77
2.5.
The Discourse on International Legal Norms -- from Prescription to Facilitation?
80
3.
The Normative Dimensions of Peace Mediation
85
3.1.
A Normative Basis for the Involvement of Peace Mediators
89
3.1.1.
Defining Mediation -- Formal Criteria
91
3.1.2.
Motives, Morality, Ethics -- Underlying Principles
98
3.1.3.
Legitimacy in Motion -- Reshaping the Neutrality/Impartiality Rule
105
3.2.
Possible Functions and Scope of Action of Mediators -- Seizing the Normative Impact
108
3.2.1.
Facilitative Mediation -- Beyond Neutrality and Impartiality?
110
3.2.2.
Interventionist Mediation and Its Limits
117
3.2.3.
The Normative Ambition of Peace Mediators
122
3.3.
Conclusion
128
4.
Civil Society Actors -- Legal Agency and Emancipatory Obligations
132
4.1.
Contextualizing the Involvement of Civil Society Actors
133
4.2.
Filling a Normative Gap -- the Limited Guidance of Formal Law
137
4.3.
The Argument of Increased Effectiveness: From Legitimate Processes to Durable Agreements
142
4.4.
A Normative Commitment to Inclusive Negotiations
147
4.5.
Facing a Challenging Obligation
152
4.6.
Towards Emancipatory Obligations
156
5.
Transitional Justice -- Internalized Legal Obligations
158
5.1.
A Post-Conflict Obligation to Address International Crimes
161
5.1.1.
An Outer Limit: The General Prohibition on Blanket Amnesties
161
5.1.2.
An Implicit Obligation to Set Up Transitional Justice Mechanisms
163
5.2.
Transitional Justice-Related Obligations in Action
167
5.3.
Theorizing Transitional Justice-Related Obligations from an Interactional Perspective
175
5.4.
Conclusion
180
6.
Conclusion
182
Bibliography
189
Index
213