Post-transitional Justice

Cath Collins is Professor and Researcher in the School of Political Science at the University of Diego Portales in Santiago, Chile. She is also an Associate Fellow of Chatham House, London, a member of the University of London Human Rights Consortium, and a Research Associate at Trinity College, Dublin.

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction1.Transitional Justice: Why We Need a New Framework2.Post-transitional Justice3.Studying Post-transitional Justice4.Chile’s Human Rights Challenge: The Pinochet Years5.No One Writes to the General: Post-transitional Justice in Chile6.El Salvador’s Long War7.Changing to Stay the Same: Post-transitional Justice in El Salvador8.Comparative Analysis and ConclusionsAppendix: List of InterviewsReferencesIndex

“This book is indispensable for understanding how Latin America evolved from a region of dictatorships, gross human rights violations, and rampant impunity to one defined by greater accountability and the rule of law. Collins goes beyond analyzing the transitional justice models of the 1980s and provides a comprehensive overview of the actors, strategies, and institutions that led to the emergence of ‘post-transitional accountability trajectories.’ Collins’s framework will undoubtedly be useful to study and advise other countries that are undergoing similar transitions.”—José Miguel Vivanco, Human Rights Watch