Question 1

Which types of traditional courts were used to resolve the tremendous backlogs of trials after the Rwandan genocide?

Accepted Answer

A)  International criminal tribunals 
B)  Hybrid courts 
C)  Ad hoc courts 
D)  Gacaca courts 
A)  International criminal tribunals 
B)  Hybrid courts 
C)  Ad hoc courts 
D)  Gacaca courts

Question 2

Which of Teitel's three phases is characterized by the balance of power between US and USSR leading to proxy wars, nation building, and eventually restorative model of truth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Postwar phase 
B)  Post-Cold War phase 
C)  Steady State phase 
D)  Modern phase 
A)  Postwar phase 
B)  Post-Cold War phase 
C)  Steady State phase 
D)  Modern phase

Question 3

Which of the following are examples of international criminal tribunals that prosecuted international crimes throughout history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nuremberg Tribunal 
B)  International Criminal Tribunal of Yugoslavia 
C)  Tokyo Tribunal 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Nuremberg Tribunal 
B)  International Criminal Tribunal of Yugoslavia 
C)  Tokyo Tribunal 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

In what region of the world did truth commissions emerge from?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  South/Central America 
C)  Asia 
D)  Eastern Europe 
A)  Africa 
B)  South/Central America 
C)  Asia 
D)  Eastern Europe

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT one of the three aims of the East Timorese Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation (CAVR)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide all agencies of government with the training necessary to align to the United Nations human rights standards 
B)  Establish the truth about the 24 years of Indonesian occupation through nationwide testimony and public hearings 
C)  Encourage resettlement and reintegration of militia who committed less serious crimes through a community reconciliation process which would employ local dispute resolution practices 
D)  Prepare a report of findings and recommendations for presentation to the President and Parliament following independence 
A)  Provide all agencies of government with the training necessary to align to the United Nations human rights standards 
B)  Establish the truth about the 24 years of Indonesian occupation through nationwide testimony and public hearings 
C)  Encourage resettlement and reintegration of militia who committed less serious crimes through a community reconciliation process which would employ local dispute resolution practices 
D)  Prepare a report of findings and recommendations for presentation to the President and Parliament following independence

Question 6

What percentage of registered East Timorese voters turned out to vote in favor of independence from Indonesia in the 1998 referendum?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  99% 
A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  99%

Question 7

Which term best describes an absolute bar to prosecuting persons for past criminal conduct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lustration 
B)  Transitional Justice 
C)  Amnesty 
D)  Reconciliation 
A)  Lustration 
B)  Transitional Justice 
C)  Amnesty 
D)  Reconciliation

Question 8

Which of the following elements are contributing factors in determining that the Rwandan genocide was planned and not spontaneous?

Accepted Answer

A)  The inciting of violence through the media 
B)  The killing of Belgian peacekeepers 
C)  The restriction of movement and usage of national identity cards to track citizens 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The inciting of violence through the media 
B)  The killing of Belgian peacekeepers 
C)  The restriction of movement and usage of national identity cards to track citizens 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following countries were NOT mentioned to have implemented lustration processes in their government agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Czechoslovakia 
B)  Bulgaria 
C)  Spain 
D)  Germany 
A)  Czechoslovakia 
B)  Bulgaria 
C)  Spain 
D)  Germany

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT emphasized within transitional methods of justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  National reconciliation 
B)  Understanding the background of the perpetrators 
C)  Uncovering the truth about human rights abuses 
D)  How best to provide justice to victims of the outgoing regime 
A)  National reconciliation 
B)  Understanding the background of the perpetrators 
C)  Uncovering the truth about human rights abuses 
D)  How best to provide justice to victims of the outgoing regime

Question 11

A CAVR report blamed Indonesians for the deaths of 100,000-180,000 East Timorese.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following were some of the torture techniques used during Indonesian occupation of East Timor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burning with lighted cigarettes on all parts of the body 
B)  Electric shocks on all parts of the body, especially on the genitals and breasts 
C)  Being confined in small spaces and being attacked by animals 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Burning with lighted cigarettes on all parts of the body 
B)  Electric shocks on all parts of the body, especially on the genitals and breasts 
C)  Being confined in small spaces and being attacked by animals 
D)  All of the above

Question 13

In what time period do lustration practices find their process and policy origins in?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Red Scare of the Cold War between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. 
B)  The de-nazification of Germany after the end of WWII 
C)  The American public's distrust of government officials during the Vietnam War 
D)  Eastern Europe's democratization after the Soviet Union's collapse 
A)  The Red Scare of the Cold War between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. 
B)  The de-nazification of Germany after the end of WWII 
C)  The American public's distrust of government officials during the Vietnam War 
D)  Eastern Europe's democratization after the Soviet Union's collapse

Question 14

In which country was there a truth commission established to investigate the killings or disappearances of about 200,000 persons who were mostly Mayan throughout a 34-year civil war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guatemala 
B)  Argentina 
C)  Uruguay 
D)  Brazil 
A)  Guatemala 
B)  Argentina 
C)  Uruguay 
D)  Brazil

Question 15

Amnesty can be appropriate when the purpose of retribution is to fulfill a moral duty and aims for peace in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of Teitel's three phases is characterized by internationalism in form of Nuremberg trials, cooperation between States, and development of international human rights law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Postwar phase 
B)  Post-Cold War phase 
C)  Steady State phase 
D)  Modern phase 
A)  Postwar phase 
B)  Post-Cold War phase 
C)  Steady State phase 
D)  Modern phase

Question 17

Which form of reparation demands the cessation of continuing violations, verification of facts, full disclosure of the truth, and handing over dead or disappeared persons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restitution 
B)  Compensation 
C)  Rehabilitation 
D)  Satisfaction and guarantee of non-recurrence 
A)  Restitution 
B)  Compensation 
C)  Rehabilitation 
D)  Satisfaction and guarantee of non-recurrence

Question 18

German colonists and missionaries were largely responsible for creating the notion that the Tutsis were the superior race because they resembled Europeans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which form of reparation seeks to compensate for harms suffered by quantifying the actual harm economically, physically, or mentally?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restitution 
B)  Compensation 
C)  Rehabilitation 
D)  Satisfaction and guarantee of non-recurrence 
A)  Restitution 
B)  Compensation 
C)  Rehabilitation 
D)  Satisfaction and guarantee of non-recurrence

Question 20

Which country is used as an example of when amnesty can be appropriate when the purpose of retribution is to fulfill a moral duty and aims for peace in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rwanda 
B)  East Timor 
C)  Sierra Leone 
D)  Bolivia 
A)  Rwanda 
B)  East Timor 
C)  Sierra Leone 
D)  Bolivia

Which types of traditional courts were used to resolve the tremendous backlogs of trials after the Rwandan genocide?

Which of Teitel's three phases is characterized by the balance of power between US and USSR leading to proxy wars, nation building, and eventually restorative model of truth?

Which of the following are examples of international criminal tribunals that prosecuted international crimes throughout history?

In what region of the world did truth commissions emerge from?

Which of the following was NOT one of the three aims of the East Timorese Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation (CAVR)?

What percentage of registered East Timorese voters turned out to vote in favor of independence from Indonesia in the 1998 referendum?

Which term best describes an absolute bar to prosecuting persons for past criminal conduct?

Which of the following elements are contributing factors in determining that the Rwandan genocide was planned and not spontaneous?

Which of the following countries were NOT mentioned to have implemented lustration processes in their government agencies?

Which of the following is NOT emphasized within transitional methods of justice?

A CAVR report blamed Indonesians for the deaths of 100,000-180,000 East Timorese.

Which of the following were some of the torture techniques used during Indonesian occupation of East Timor?

In what time period do lustration practices find their process and policy origins in?

In which country was there a truth commission established to investigate the killings or disappearances of about 200,000 persons who were mostly Mayan throughout a 34-year civil war?

Amnesty can be appropriate when the purpose of retribution is to fulfill a moral duty and aims for peace in the future.

Which of Teitel's three phases is characterized by internationalism in form of Nuremberg trials, cooperation between States, and development of international human rights law?

Which form of reparation demands the cessation of continuing violations, verification of facts, full disclosure of the truth, and handing over dead or disappeared persons?

German colonists and missionaries were largely responsible for creating the notion that the Tutsis were the superior race because they resembled Europeans.

Which form of reparation seeks to compensate for harms suffered by quantifying the actual harm economically, physically, or mentally?

Which country is used as an example of when amnesty can be appropriate when the purpose of retribution is to fulfill a moral duty and aims for peace in the future?

Introduction

Comparative Criminal Justice: Comparing Crime Across Countries

Systems of Law: Common Law, Civil Law, Socialist Law, Islamic Law, Indigenous Law

Policing

Courts and Criminal Procedure

Punishment

Juvenile Justice

The International Criminal Court

Transnational Crime

Human Trafficking Across Borders

Terrorism

Violence Against Women

Human Rights and Cultural Relativism: Female Circumcision and Child Soldiers

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Exam 8: Transitional Justice: Justice, Forgiveness, and Impunity

Which types of traditional courts were used to resolve the tremendous backlogs of trials after the Rwandan genocide?

Which of Teitel's three phases is characterized by the balance of power between US and USSR leading to proxy wars, nation building, and eventually restorative model of truth?

Which of the following are examples of international criminal tribunals that prosecuted international crimes throughout history?

In what region of the world did truth commissions emerge from?

Which of the following was NOT one of the three aims of the East Timorese Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation (CAVR)?

What percentage of registered East Timorese voters turned out to vote in favor of independence from Indonesia in the 1998 referendum?

Which term best describes an absolute bar to prosecuting persons for past criminal conduct?

Which of the following elements are contributing factors in determining that the Rwandan genocide was planned and not spontaneous?

Which of the following countries were NOT mentioned to have implemented lustration processes in their government agencies?

Which of the following is NOT emphasized within transitional methods of justice?

A CAVR report blamed Indonesians for the deaths of 100,000-180,000 East Timorese.

Which of the following were some of the torture techniques used during Indonesian occupation of East Timor?

In what time period do lustration practices find their process and policy origins in?

In which country was there a truth commission established to investigate the killings or disappearances of about 200,000 persons who were mostly Mayan throughout a 34-year civil war?

Amnesty can be appropriate when the purpose of retribution is to fulfill a moral duty and aims for peace in the future.

Which of Teitel's three phases is characterized by internationalism in form of Nuremberg trials, cooperation between States, and development of international human rights law?

Which form of reparation demands the cessation of continuing violations, verification of facts, full disclosure of the truth, and handing over dead or disappeared persons?

German colonists and missionaries were largely responsible for creating the notion that the Tutsis were the superior race because they resembled Europeans.

Which form of reparation seeks to compensate for harms suffered by quantifying the actual harm economically, physically, or mentally?

Which country is used as an example of when amnesty can be appropriate when the purpose of retribution is to fulfill a moral duty and aims for peace in the future?

Introduction

Comparative Criminal Justice: Comparing Crime Across Countries

Systems of Law: Common Law, Civil Law, Socialist Law, Islamic Law, Indigenous Law

Policing

Courts and Criminal Procedure

Punishment

Juvenile Justice

The International Criminal Court

Transnational Crime

Human Trafficking Across Borders

Terrorism

Violence Against Women

Human Rights and Cultural Relativism: Female Circumcision and Child Soldiers

Filters