Escaping Justice

Cyanne E. Loyle is the Political Science Board of Visitors Early Career Professor of Political Science at Pennsylvania State University and a Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). She is also the co-Director of the Northern Ireland Research Initiative and co-creator of the Post-Conflict Justice (PCJ) and During-Conflict Justice (DCJ) databases. Her work has been funded by the US National Science Foundation, the Norwegian Research Council, and the US Institute of Peace, and published in venues such as Comparative Political Studies, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Human Rights, Journal of Peace Research and Perspectives on Politics. Her website is www.cyanneloyle.com.

• Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Escaping justice in the age of accountability; 2. Justice and coercion in Rwanda; 3. The big tent of justice in Uganda; 4. Justice concessions in Northern Ireland; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Methodology; Appendix 2: Elite interview list by case; Bibliography; Index.

'Cyanne E. Loyle explores why transnational justice, even while it 'works' has often failed to ensure that states are held accountable for crimes against their own citizens. Even with widespread diffusion of transitional justice mechanisms, Loyle shows us how and why it is fundamental to pay attention to whose justice is served. Beautifully written and theoretically insightful, Escaping Justice illuminates not only transitional justice, but a central and enduring problem in efforts to defend human security.' Susan D. Hyde, Robson Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley