Transitional Justice in Post-Communist Romania : the Politics of Memory.

Cover; TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN POST-COMMUNIST ROMANIA; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Romanian Institutions, Initiatives, and Names; 1 Introduction: Memory, Democracy, and Justice in Post-Communism; THE REPRESSIVE COMMUNIST PAST; PARAMETERS OF POST-COMMUNIST TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE; ROMANIAN TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ACTORS; THE OUTLINE OF THE VOLUME; 2 Court Trials; THE TRIAL OF NICOLAE AND ELENA CEAUS. ESCU; OTHER COURT TRIALS AND PROCEEDINGS; THE TRIAL OF COMMUNISM; CONCLUSION; 3 Public Access to Secret Files; THE COMMUNIST SECURITATE AND ITS SECRET ARCHIVES.

ACCESS TO SECRET FILESFILE ACCESS AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY; CONCLUSION; 4 Lustration; OFFICIAL LUSTRATION POLICIES; THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE STUDY OF SECURITATE ARCHIVES VERIFICATIONS; UNOFFICIAL CONFESSION-BASED IDENTIFICATIONS OF PARTY MEMBERS; "WILD" EXECUTIVE PURGES; CONCLUSION; 5 The Commission and Official Condemnation; THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND; THE COMMISSION'S MISSION, STRUCTURE, ACTIVITY, AND FINAL REPORT; EVALUATING THE SUCCESS AND IMPACT OF THE COMMISSION; CONCLUSION; 6 Restitution of Property; THE POLITICS OF RESTITUTION OF DWELLINGS.

THE ORTHODOX-GREEK CATHOLIC PROPERTY CONFLICTEUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS CASES INVOLVING ROMANIAN OWNERS; CONCLUSION; 7 COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION; The Legislation on Compensation and Rehabilitation; CONCLUSION; 8 Rewriting History Textbooks; HISTORIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY TEXTBOOKS BEFORE AND AFTER 1989; REFLECTING COMMUNIST CRIMES IN HISTORY TEXTBOOKS; THE TEXTBOOK SCANDAL; A History of Communism in Romania Textbook; CONCLUSION; 9 Unofficial Projects; MEMORIALIZATION; THE CITIZEN'S OPINION TRIBUNAL; FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS; THE ROMANIAN ARMAGEDDON.

ART AND MOVIE PROJECTS FOCUSED ON THE COMMUNIST PASTCONCLUSION; 10 Conclusion: Memory, Timing, and Democracy; THE ROLE OF TIMING AND SEQUENCING; TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index.

This is the first volume to overview the complex Romanian transitional justice effort.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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