Introduction - « Desire for justice, desire for law: an Ethnography of Peoples’ Tribunals »
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In recent decades, questions of impunity have become key contemporary topics and major policy challenges on issues of political participation and legitimacy, both in postconflict situations and in liberal democracies. The fight against impunity has taken on a cataclysmic role in rights-driven movements, marking what Karen Engle (2015) identifies as a "turn to criminal law" and a response to issues ranging from economic injustices, to environmental devastation, and even to contexts of genocide. However, this reframing of political and legal action is accompanied by significant challenges. Among the most substantial issues are the reality that not all actors can be brought to court; that advocates often face the absence of a competent legal arena, including trained, recognized, and credible representation; and, not least, the lack of the necessary laws or political will to exercise judgment over powerful entities like governments or corporate organizations.
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