Preface = vii
Acknowledgements = ix
List of abbreviations = xi
Introduction: Truth, justice, and accountability = 1
1 What makes accountability possible? = 20
2 Global experiences in transitional justice = 38
3 El Salvador: 'Negotiated revolution' and the truth commission = 78
4 Argentina: Struggle for accountability = 107
5 Honduras: Justice in semi-transition = 127
6 South Africa: The exchange of truth for justice = 147
7 Sri Lanka: Justice in the midst of war = 171
Conclusion: Compromises of transition = 202
Bibliography = 213
Index = 225
Acknowledgements = ix
List of abbreviations = xi
Introduction: Truth, justice, and accountability = 1
1 What makes accountability possible? = 20
2 Global experiences in transitional justice = 38
3 El Salvador: 'Negotiated revolution' and the truth commission = 78
4 Argentina: Struggle for accountability = 107
5 Honduras: Justice in semi-transition = 127
6 South Africa: The exchange of truth for justice = 147
7 Sri Lanka: Justice in the midst of war = 171
Conclusion: Compromises of transition = 202
Bibliography = 213
Index = 225