Mark Freeman is the Director of External Relations with the International Crisis Group. Based in Brussels, he is co-author of International Human Rights Law, the first comprehensive Canadian textbook on the subject, and author of Truth Commissions and Procedural Fairness (Cambridge University Press), which was awarded the American Society of International Law's Certificate of Merit in 2007.

• Part I. The Debate on Amnesties: 1. Introduction; 2. Defining amnesty; 3. Amnesties and impunity; 4. Amnesties and international law; 5. Amnesties and the ICC; 6. The evolving UN position on amnesties; 7. Conclusions; Part II. The Design of Amnesties: 8. Introduction; 9. Last recourse threshold; 10. Overarching parameters for amnesty design; 11. Specific amnesty design choices; 12. Conclusions.

"The widespread myth that amnesty is contrary to international law is convincingly debunked by Mark Freeman in this fine study. An experienced practitioner of transitional justice, his analysis is compelling, constructive and, above all, practical. --William A. Schabas, Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway

Mark Freeman is the Director of External Relations with the International Crisis Group. Based in Brussels, he is co-author of International Human Rights Law, the first comprehensive Canadian textbook on the subject, and author of Truth Commissions and Procedural Fairness (Cambridge University Press), which was awarded the American Society of International Law's Certificate of Merit in 2007.

• Part I. The Debate on Amnesties: 1. Introduction; 2. Defining amnesty; 3. Amnesties and impunity; 4. Amnesties and international law; 5. Amnesties and the ICC; 6. The evolving UN position on amnesties; 7. Conclusions; Part II. The Design of Amnesties: 8. Introduction; 9. Last recourse threshold; 10. Overarching parameters for amnesty design; 11. Specific amnesty design choices; 12. Conclusions.

"The widespread myth that amnesty is contrary to international law is convincingly debunked by Mark Freeman in this fine study. An experienced practitioner of transitional justice, his analysis is compelling, constructive and, above all, practical. --William A. Schabas, Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway

Mark Freeman is the Director of External Relations with the International Crisis Group. Based in Brussels, he is co-author of International Human Rights Law, the first comprehensive Canadian textbook on the subject, and author of Truth Commissions and Procedural Fairness (Cambridge University Press), which was awarded the American Society of International Law's Certificate of Merit in 2007.

• Part I. The Debate on Amnesties: 1. Introduction; 2. Defining amnesty; 3. Amnesties and impunity; 4. Amnesties and international law; 5. Amnesties and the ICC; 6. The evolving UN position on amnesties; 7. Conclusions; Part II. The Design of Amnesties: 8. Introduction; 9. Last recourse threshold; 10. Overarching parameters for amnesty design; 11. Specific amnesty design choices; 12. Conclusions.

"The widespread myth that amnesty is contrary to international law is convincingly debunked by Mark Freeman in this fine study. An experienced practitioner of transitional justice, his analysis is compelling, constructive and, above all, practical. --William A. Schabas, Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway