tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408922011682048023.post8447521796594470877..comments2008-12-21T23:09:35.669-05:00Comments on Ivory Lobby: Truth vs. justice, American styleDan Chonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14793377714364186500noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408922011682048023.post-42239152669114742122008-11-20T10:28:00.000-05:002008-11-20T10:28:00.000-05:00Jason, I party agree with you. We should be tryin...Jason, I party agree with you. We should be trying to re-define justice so that it's not viewed as exclusively punitive. But I also think the debate is much more than something to keep IPCR professionals employed. There are very real goals to pursue at the "justice" end of the spectrum (rule of law, deterrence, etc) that inevitably come into tension with real goals at the "truth" end of the spectrum (peace, reconciliation, etc). So there are some real trade-offs to consider in this debate.Dan Chonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793377714364186500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408922011682048023.post-79084386947005850952008-11-19T00:22:00.000-05:002008-11-19T00:22:00.000-05:00I'm going to confess here that I think "truth v. j...I'm going to confess here that I think "truth v. justice" is an entirely false dichotomy kept alive primarily by human rights and conflict resolution types interested at keeping themselves in business. We need to stop thinking of justice as an entirely punitive act, and we need to stop kidding ourselves that prosecutions don't lead to truth telling. I think a truth commission can actually lead to individuals feeling a sense of justice, and perhaps that form of justice is exactly what we need in this case, as you allude to above.jterryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136146817594801745noreply@blogger.com