Retribution and Reparation in the Transition to Democracy

Abstract

Retribution and Reparation in the Transition to Democracy , Jon Elster, ed., New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006, pp. 341. Retribution and Reparation in the Transition to Democracy is a useful addition to the burgeoning scholastic field of transitional justice. The essays in the book are authored by several well-known and other lesser-known scholars, including Luc Huyse, Claus Offe and Alex Boraine. Collectively, the essays tackle two of the major themes of transitional justice: retribution and reparation.