{"product_id":"9789462657748","title":"The Right to the Truth in Atrocity Trials before Municipal Courts","description":"\u003ch3\u003eInternational Criminal Justice Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Right to the Truth in Atrocity Trials before Municipal Courts\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVessela I. Terzieva\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaw \/ International\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThis book explores the place and the role of the right to the truth in municipal trials for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. Using a definition of the right to the truth derived from international human rights jurisprudence, it analyses judgments, trial records and contemporaneous reports about municipal trials for crimes related to the Second World War, the Latin American human rights crisis in the late 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, and the Balkan Wars of the 1990s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe book argues that recognition of the right to the truth has helped courts unveil previously unknown facts about mass atrocities. Procedural mechanisms protecting the right to the truth have made it possible for some trials to take place and have made available to the courts significant amounts of evidence. The volume further contends that recognition of the right to the truth has furthered the trials’ ability to reaffirm the values ruptured by the crimes and to strengthen social solidarity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThis monograph offers a novel perspective on some well-studied and lesser-known trials and will be a valuable resource for judges, prosecutors and lawyers involved in atrocity trials as well as academics interested in accountability for international crimes and transitional justice. The detailed analysis of trials for mass atrocities could also be of interest to historians, social scientists and anyone wanting to know more about the history of war crimes trials and post-conflict justice. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eVessela I. Terzieva\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ea researcher and lawyer, active in the field of international law and transitional justice. This book is inspired by her more than a decade long involvement in atrocity trials at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Terzieva holds a graduate law degree from Sofia University, an LL.M from Columbia Law School, and a PhD from the University of Amsterdam.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT.M.C. Asser Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT.M.C. Asser Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789462657748\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e369\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"T.M.C. Asser Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45587768770700,"sku":"9789462657748","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789462657748.jpg?v=1780597621","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789462657748","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}