And the Truth Shall Set You Free. Truth Commissions and Civil-Military Relations
| dc.contributor.author | Deloach, Michael | |
| dc.contributor.corporate | Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.date | 2015 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-27T16:19:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-07-27T16:19:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | For societies suffering in the wake of a repressive regime, truth commissions may be a necessary compromise regarding the form of transitional justice pursued, but they can still play a far-reaching role in the democratization of civil-military relations. Because the perpetrators of past abuses are likely to continue to wield some level of power at the time of transition, prosecution of these members may be politically infeasible. Lacking the mandate to prosecute guilty parties or implement recommendations, truth commissions can still lay the foundation for a new era of civil-military relations. By distinguishing contemporary institutions from their past acts, revealing the patterns that allowed abuses to be carried out , and helping garner the political will for reforms, truth commissions can provide the impetus for the security sector reforms necessary to ensure a democratic future. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 6 p. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Deloach, Michael. "And the Truth Shall Set You Free. Truth Commissions and Civil-Military Relations." Journal of Defense Resources Management (JoDRM) v.6,no.1 (2015): pp. 7-12. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/49283 | |
| dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | truth commissions | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | democratization | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | civil-military relations | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | transitional justice | en_US |
| dc.title | And the Truth Shall Set You Free. Truth Commissions and Civil-Military Relations | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |
