COMING TO TERMS WITH THE EVIL PAST: DOES SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO NEED A TRUTH COMMISSION?
COMING TO TERMS WITH THE EVIL PAST: DOES SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO NEED A TRUTH COMMISSION?

Author(s): Nenad Dimitrijević
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Sociology, International relations/trade, Nationalism Studies, Inter-Ethnic Relations
Published by: CEDET Centar za demokratsku tranziciju
Keywords: ruth commission; responsibility; justice; crime
Summary/Abstract: The paper comprises three parts. The first describes typical characteristics of a truth commission, relying on a comparative review of the experiences of countries that had such bodies. The second part analyzes the justification of the need for such a commission. This part is divided into two sections. The first outlines a general legitimation basis of truth commissions. The second section confronts such a general legitimation pattern with particular features of the political and cultural context in Serbia and Montenegro, in an effort to explain and justify the need for a truth commission in our country. The third part provides a sketch of possible specific arrangements for a potential future commission.

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