1 Introduction&Edel Hughes,William A.Schabas and Ramesh Thakur

2 How to come to terms with the past&Peter R.Baehr

3 Does power trump morality?Reconciliation or transitional justice?&Rama Mani

4 Transitional justice and conflict termination:Mozambique,Rwanda and South Africa assessed&Helena Cobban

5 All the truth but only some justice?Dilemmas of dealing with the past in new democracies&Jorge Heine

6 East Timor's search for justice,reconciliation and dignity&Jeff Kingston

7 No substitute for sovereignty:Why international criminal justice has a bleak future - and deserves it&Jeremy Rabkin

8 Dancing with the devil:Prosecuting West Africa's warlords - current lessons learned and challenges&David M.Crane

9 The development of prosecutorial discretion in international criminal courts&Matthew Brubacher

10 Alternatives to prosecution:The case of Rwanda&Gerald Gahima

11 Independence and impartiality of the international judiciary:Some lessons learned,and some ignored&William A.Schabas

12 Impartiality deficit and international criminal judging&Diane Marie Amann

13 The effect of amnesties before domestic and international tribunals:Morality,law and politics&Leila Nadya Sadat

14 Trading justice for peace:The contemporary law and policy debate&Michael P.Scharf

15 Concluding remarks:The questions that still remain&William A.Schabas and Ramesh Thakur

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