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TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, May 2009, Pages: 340
International crimes, such as, crimes against
humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression,
have been perpetrated in Eritrea since 1991 in an
alarming manner. Some of these have been perpetrated
under premeditated government plan of persecution,
portraying a widespread and systematic policy of
repression. As a result, some high-ranking government
officials can be tentatively identified as the most
responsible perpetrators, bearing individual criminal
responsibility for grave violations of international
law. To end the culture of impunity, international
criminal justice, administered by the International
Criminal Court, foreign municipal courts, or national
or mixed tribunals, should be instituted immediately.
However, in the event of a negotiated and peaceful
political transition, conditional amnesty
administered by a democratically constituted truth
and reconciliation commission is also regarded as an
acceptable option. The book highlights that any model
of transitional justice for Eritrea should be based
on these assumptions. Academics, policymakers and
practitioners working in the area of human rights,
transitional justice and international criminal law
may find it relevant.
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