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Judicial Legitimacy and the Role of Courts: Explaining the Transitional Context of the German Border Guard Cases.

In the Border Guard Cases, the German judicial system was faced with the questions of individual guilt and accountability for state injustice. Through its decisions, the Courts unexpectedly had to raise the issues of whether German courts could help the collective process of coming to terms with the...

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Published in:Oxford Journal of Legal Studies Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 349 - 382
Main Author: Künzler, Adrian
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Summer2012
Subjects:
Transitional justice
Legitimacy of international agencies
Jurisprudence
International cooperation
Human rights
Germany (East)
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