Verovsek, P. orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-2014 (2021) A burgeoning community of justice? The European Union as a promoter of transitional justice. International Journal of Transitional Justice, 15 (2). pp. 351-369. ISSN 1752-7716
Abstract
Emerging as it does from Europe’s age of total war, the European Union (EU) has a long-standing interest in promoting transitional justice. However, since this desire to become a community of justice has remained implicit, it has been overlooked by much of the existing literature. Despite internal tensions between East and West, over the last 20 years the EU has sought to actively promote justice both ‘down’ onto its member states and ‘out’ into world politics. Based on an analysis of legal texts and regulations, as well as demonstrative case studies, I argue that the EU’s record in this area is mixed. Although it has been able to use membership to force changes as part of the accession process, existing member states and states outside of Europe have resisted these efforts. Despite its desire to incorporate transitional justice into its legal regime, I show that the EU’s efforts in promoting transitional justice remain largely political.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author. Published by Oxford University Press. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Transitional Justice. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | European Union; Transitional Justice; Politics of Memory; Colonialism; Memory Laws |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2021 12:08 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2023 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/ijtj/ijab005 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:169825 |