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Lost in Translation? Civil Society, Faith-Based Organizations and the Negotiation of International Norms

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• Published in October 2011
• International Journal of Transitional Justice Volume 5, Issue 3, Pp. 345-365
• By Aaron P. Boesenecker and Leslie Vinjamuri?

The impact of civil society on transitional justice is complex in part because civil society is composed of a multitude of actors, faith-based and secular, whose preferences for accountability and truth reflect their varying interests and beliefs about justice. Transnational faith-based and secular actors have played a central role in mobilizing support for liberal-legal strategies designed to hold perpetrators of mass atrocities accountable. Local faith-based actors have been resilient to pressure for conformity and have instead played a pivotal role in adapting international accountability norms and embedding them in local practices?

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Source: http://peacemakers.ca.etherwork.net/bulletins/2012/10/lost-in-translation-civil-society-faith-based-organizations-and-the-negotiation-of-international-norms/

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