{"product_id":"9789462652545","title":"Prosecution of Politicide in Ethiopia","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book investigates the road map or the transitional justice mechanisms that the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEthiopian government chose to confront the gross human rights violations perpetrated\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eunder the 17 years’ rule of the Derg, the dictatorial regime that controlled state power\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003efrom 1974 to 1991. Furthermore, the author extensively examines the prosecution of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003epoliticide or genocide against political groups in Ethiopia.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDealing with the violent conflict, massacres, repressions and other mass atrocities of\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ethe past is necessary, not for its own sake, but to clear the way for a new beginning.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn other words, ignoring gross human rights violations and attempting to close the\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003echapter on an oppressive dictatorial past by choosing to let bygones be bygones, is no\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003elonger a viable option when starting on the road to a democratic future. For unaddressed\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eatrocities and a sense of injustice would not only continue to haunt a nation but\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ecould also ignite similar conflicts in the future.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSo the question is what choices are available to the newly installed government when\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003econfronting the evils of the past. There are a wide array of transitional mechanisms\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eto choose from, but there is no “one size fits all” mechanism. Of all the transitional\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ejustice mechanisms, namely truth commissions, lustration, amnesty, prosecution,\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eand reparation, the Ethiopian government chose prosecution as the main means for\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003edealing with the horrendous crimes committed by the \u003ci\u003eDerg\u003c\/i\u003e regime.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOne of the formidable challenges for transitioning states in dealing with the crimes of\u003c\/div\u003eformer regimes is an inadequate legal framework by which to criminalize and punish\u003cdiv\u003eegregious human rights violations. With the aim of examining whether or not Ethiopia\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ehas confronted this challenge, the book assesses Ethiopia’s legal framework regarding\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eboth crimes under international law and individual criminal responsibility.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book will be of great relevance to academics and practitioners in the areas of\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003egenocide studies, international criminal law and transitional justice. Students in the\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003efields of international criminal law, transitional justice and human rights will also\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003efind relevant information on the national prosecution of politicide in particular and\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ethe question of confronting the past in general.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMarshet Tadesse Tessema\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of the Law School, College of Law and\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGovernance at Jimma University in Ethiopia, and Postdoctoral Fellow of the South\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAfrican-German Centre, University of the Western Cape in South Africa.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year: \u003c\/strong\u003e2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprint: \u003c\/strong\u003eT.M.C. Asser Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFormat: H\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWeight (Gram): 641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marshet Tadesse Tessema","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41251834560690,"sku":"9789462652545","price":2656614.71,"currency_code":"IDR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/5382\/4178\/products\/9462652546.01_SCLZZZZZZZ.jpg?v=1635776542","url":"https:\/\/readabook.store\/en-id\/products\/9789462652545","provider":"READABOOK BY ALKEM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}