White Terror and the Discourse of Peace and Reconciliation:

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-112
Keyword(s):  
White Terror ◽  
Peace And Reconciliation

White Terror and the Discourse of Peace and Reconciliation

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-112
Author(s):  
Kirk A. Denton
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Free World ◽  
Martial Law ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Political Contention ◽  
White Terror ◽  
Peace And Reconciliation ◽  
Green Island

Since the lifting of martial law, museums have been established in Taiwan that draw attention to past human rights abuses under the Chiang regime and that promote human rights education. This chapter focusses on two such sites: the Ching-mei Human Rights Culture Park (景美人權文化園區‎) and the Green Island Human Rights Culture Park (綠島人權文化園區‎), as well on efforts to join the two together to form the National Museum of Human Rights (國家人權博物館‎). These sites have been the object of political contention between the DPP and the KMT, but both parties have used them to present Taiwan as a democratic society that respects human rights and is united with the rest of the “free” world.

The role of Constitutional Courts in Transitional Justice: Colombia and South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadiehezka Paola Palencia Tejedor
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Constitutional Courts ◽  
Political Background ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Peace And Reconciliation

This work focuses on a compared analysis of the South Afri- can decision related to the “peace and reconciliation act” of this country’s Parliament, and the Colombian decision regarding the amendment of the constitution called “The juridical framework for the peace.” Turning to the structure, it is developed in three major topics: 1. It provides a brief of the historical context, political background and an overview of the two decisions.2. It gives a structural analysis of the powers that each Court has and the nature of the constitutional mechanism through which both Courts decided the constitutionality of the said norms 3. It presents a critical analysis on the similarities and differences between the two systems and judgments. It presents some con- clusions. 

Re/enactment

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Laban Hinton
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Evidence Gathering ◽  
Peace And Reconciliation ◽  
Reconciliation Process

This Preamble to Part II describes the reenactment at Tuol Sleng prison by Duch and participants as a part of the ECCC’s evidence gathering, and peace and reconciliation process. It introduces chapters on the lived experience of Cambodians who participated in ECCC.

Turning Outwards or Turning Inwards? The Russian Orthodox Church Challenged by Fundamentalism

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 853-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Walters
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Traditional Religion ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
The Public ◽  
Traditional Religions ◽  
Religious Extremism ◽  
Peace And Reconciliation

The 1997 Russian law on religion recognizes Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism as the “traditional religions” of Russia. These religions see themselves as having an important role to play in achieving social stability, and particularly in overcoming religious “extremism” and the perceived threat it poses to society. “Traditional'” religions stand shoulder to shoulder, explaining that the values they champion tend towards the creation and preservation of peace and reconciliation in society, and that, moreover, these are shared values, common to all “traditional'‘ religions. Indeed, the primary criterion for identifying a “traditional'” religion in Russia today may be that it is “noncompetitive” with other religions. The Moscow Patriarchate rejects the idea, for example, that Orthodox Christians should proselytize among Muslims. The fact that each religion sees itself as having possession of the “truth” does not endanger the cooperation, harmony and mutual respect among the traditional religions in Russia at the level of official and institutional interaction. Regarding the controversy over the school textbook, Foundations of Orthodox Culture, which human rights activists accused of constituting pro-Orthodox propaganda, an Orthodox priest and a Muslim chief mufti filed a joint claim against those who initiated the case, and a Protestant leader came out in support of the use of the textbook in the public schools.

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