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Refleksyjność a badania nad sprawiedliwością tranzycyjną
Reflexivity and transitional justice research

Author(s): Michał Krotoszyński
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Law and Transitional Justice, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Law, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej – Sekcja Polska IVR
Keywords: cultural relativism; dealing with the past; human rights; political transition; reflexive law; reflexivity; transitional justice; universalism

Summary/Abstract: The article explores ways in which the notion of reflexivity can apply to the research on transitional justice. First, the article describes reflexive considerations concerning the state of the field itself. Then, the reflections on transitional justice measures are characterized, focusing primarily on the discussion on the use of criminal trials. Finally, the article portrays how collective and individual identity can be reshaped during the transition. The article argues that research on dealing with the past is par excellence reflexive, as the debate challenges even the most basic ideas connected with transitional justice.

  • Issue Year: 11/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 59-68
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish