01439    a2200133   4500020001800000082001800018100001800036245010200054260003700156300001300193520105000206650002501256650002401281  a9781316617700  a362.87bKOV-G  aKovras,Iosif   aGrassroots Activism and the Evolution of Transitional Justice b: The Families of the Disappeared  bCambridge University Pressc2017  a302, pp.  aThe families of the disappeared have long struggled to uncover the truth about their missing relatives. In so doing, their mobilization has shaped central transitional justice norms and institutions, as this ground-breaking work demonstrates. Kovras combines a new global database with the systematic analysis of four challenging case studies - Lebanon, Cyprus, South Africa and Chile - each representative of a different approach to transitional justice. These studies reveal how variations in transitional justice policies addressing the disappeared occur: explaining why victims' groups in some countries are caught in silence, while others bring perpetrators to account. Conceiving of transitional justice as a dynamic process, Kovras traces the different phases of truth recovery in post-transitional societies, giving substance not only to the 'why' but also the 'when' and 'how' of this kind of campaign against impunity. This book is essential reading for all those interested in the development of transitional justice and human rights.  aTransitional justice  aDisappeared persons