The legal system depends upon memory function in a number of critical ways, including the memories of victims, the memories of individuals who witness crimes or

The volume revisits memory laws as a phenomenon of global law, transitional justice, historical narratives and claims for historical truth. It will appeal to th

A major contribution to our understanding of present-day historical consciousness through a study of memory laws across Europe.

Law and the Politics of Memory: Confronting the Past examines law’s role as a tool of memory politics in the efforts of contemporary societies to work through

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