International Tribunal Courts, Truth Commissions, and Reparations Commi

I. IntroductionNo one can mayhap deny or ignore the overwhelming amount of mass atrocities that took office staff during the twentieth century. From the Great Purge orchestrated by Stalin in the cause Soviet Union to the Holocaust of World contend II direct by the Nazis, South Africas apartheid, Argentinas Dirty War, and the tactics of terror, repression, and torture used by many military regimes, non to mention Rwandas Genocide (Minow, 1998, p. 1). More surprisingly, these unspeakable and horrifying events took pop out during the past century. However, such unforgettable atrocities helped to raise consciousness among the international community, which guide to the formation of needed international norms to protect, avoid, and prevent similar atrocities from ever mishap again. In addition, several mechanisms were developed by the international community with the decision to repair, reconcile, and prosecute perpetrators. Such mechanisms include International Tribunals, Truth Commissions, Reparations, among others (Minow, 1998). But, how successful eat these mechanisms been at achieving such intended goals? Professor Minow provides a compelling effect to this question in her book titled Between Vengeance and favor. Minow explores the formal responses of some nations to mass atrocities and argues that the acknowledgment of past event is of bouncy importance in the extremity of forgiveness, reconciliation, and reconstruction of a society as whole. In addition to that, she notes the importance of Truth Commission, International Tribunals, and Reparations for past damages. Nevertheless, she recognizes that such mechanisms have limitations that might, in some cases, hinder a nations healing wait on. Thus, the author concludes that ... ...logical change. However, such reconciliation cannot emerge without a true(p) acknowledgement of past events that permit victims to get closure as well as a shared vision of the future. Additionally, the reconciliati on and the healing process of a society entail forgiveness that can only be granted by the victim himself. But what if a society is not ready to forgive or let go of the past? The involuntariness of a society as a whole to forgive hinders the process of reconciliation. In the absence of this willingness to forgive, integrity commission could become compromised, reluctant, or plain turned into merely platforms to criticize old regimes. Chile, Uganda, and Chad are some examples where truth commissions were less effective in achieving their intended purpose of reconciliation callable to the unwillingness of the society to forgive past actions (Avruch, 2010, p.35).