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	Truth Without Justice? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Truth commissions move us from justice to "future-oriented societal moral considerations." They promote "healing." They avoid vengeance and bring us "justice as recognition" and "restorative justice." I do not find these poetic renditions very powerful, while the realist defenses are quite persuasive.
		Though she argues that truth commissions "are not just second-best responses," Minow herself acknowledges that even the best defenses of truth commissions "cannot deny the legitimacy of a demand for punishment," and she is right.
		Doing justice during a transition from dictatorship to democracy requires an exceptional grasp of the particular society and its history, as well as a careful balancing of realism about the current correlation of forces against the desire for the punishment of wrongdoers from the ancien régime.
	www.policyreview.org /FEB01/abrams_print.html (1859 words)

	Justice and Truth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Justice and Truth (in Romanian Dreptate şi Adevăr, or D.A. for short) is a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania: the centre-right liberal National Liberal Party (PNL) and the centrist reformist Democratic Party (PD).
		As the political formation with the largest number of seats in parliament, the Justice and Truth Alliance is currently in government (in a coalition with the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania and the Conservative Party).
		On October 25, 2004, the Justice and Truth alliance endorsed its co-chairman Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (also the leader of the PNL) as its candidate in the 2004 Romanian legislative election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Justice_and_Truth (464 words)

	Justice: The First Casualty of Truth? (Human Rights Watch, 30-4-2001)
		But it is South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission that, "though flawed in many ways, has set a high standard for future commissions," in the words of Robert Rotberg in his excellent introduction to the subject in Truth v.
		Hayner defines truth commissions as bodies that "investigat[e] politically motivated or politically targeted repression that was used as a means to maintain or obtain power and weaken political opponents." If the leaders used repression to empower themselves, then in an ideal transition they are disempowered, something that trial, conviction and punishment does most effectively.
		And while truth commissions can elicit broader historical truths than trials, the value of this will depend on whether the crimes were carried out in a manner designed to evade responsibility (say, by disappearances or death squads) or whether, as in Bosnia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone, they were incited and practiced in the open.
	www.hrw.org /editorials/2001/justice0430.htm (3680 words)

	Truth Justice Peace
		For myself facing the Truth meant acknowledging I was effectively an indoctrinated and brainwashed modern slave; I had always thought I was smarter then that.
		Only when we are truthful, taking full responsibility for the legacies of our nations can we affect the second phase of true peace; Justice.
		Truth Justice and Peace is the only answer, Palestine is the place.
	www.p10k.net /truth_justice_peace_intro.htm (531 words)

	Trading Truth for Justice
		Justice, then, is not the alternative to truth commissions, but rather their necessary corollary.
		Justice must be sought and honored for its own sake; and if it is not, there is no way, and perhaps no reason, to seek or honor it at all.
		Justice is not simply a matter of punishing crimes, or even of achieving reconciliation; it is not just a reckoning with the ugliness of the past, but must also be judged by the kind of future that is or is not built.
	www.bostonreview.net /BR25.3/linfield.html (5231 words)

	Quotes on Truth, Reason, Justice & Lawfulness
		I am firmly convinced that the passionate will for justice and truth has done more to improve {the human condition} than calculating political shrewdness which in the long run only breeds general mistrust.
		Such is the irresistible nature of truth that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
		Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth.
	www.rawfoodinfo.com /articles/qte_reasonjustlaw.html (502 words)

	Truth In Justice Foundation
		Their mission statement says that the Truth and Justice Foundation qualifies defendants and inmates who claim innocence and initiates the forensic testing process.
		Their claims of innocence are legitimized and become extraordinary claims because of the alleged occurrence of injustices that prevented them from obtaining competent justice, that is, attorney incompetence, illegal court biases and prejudices, witnesses who perjure themselves and are exposed, and other such causes.
		In accordance with the agreement between Truth and Justice Foundation and the service provider, Truth and Justice Foundation compensates the service provider with funds that have been donated.
	www.justicedenied.org /truthinjustice.htm (806 words)

	Seeking Truth From Justice
		Although the Justice Department is assuring the public that it remains constrained by the standard of probable cause and that the standard “is the same as it’s always been,” the government has been telling a different story to its own attorneys.
		Justice Department spokesman Mark Corallo called [librarians’ measures against the PATRIOT Act] “absurd.” The legislation “doesn’t apply to the average American,” he said.
		The Justice Department drafted the Act (most of the Act’s surveillance provisions were part of a longstanding wish list that had previously been sought by the Justice Department but rejected by Congress), and the Department was instrumental in forcing the bill through Congress with minimal discussion or debate in the panicked weeks after 9/11.
	www.garynull.com /Documents/ACLU/SeekingTruthFromJustice.htm (3396 words)

	Haiti's Truth and Justice Commission
		Unlike other truth commissions in the past, such as the UN Commission for El Salvador which focused on a limited number of prominent cases that had a significant impact on society in general, the Haitian Commission s goal was to paint a general portrait of the repression.
		The findings of truth commissions in other countries have proved that exposing the truth about human rights abuses in a particular country and regime does not worsen the existing political situation or further social disturbances.
		Other goals commonly associated with earlier truth commission reports include reparation to the victims, the prosecution of the violators, the implementation of punishment measures, and the reform of the judiciary.
	www.wcl.american.edu /hrbrief/v3i3/haiti33.htm (1484 words)

	Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation in Africa: Issues and Cases
		In short, are structures of transitional justice only “second best” options? Second is the question of whether processes of transitional justice have a consistent set of goals, with a related issue being the lack of clarity within the literature concerning the criteria for a successful transitional judicial process or specific structure.
		He concludes that the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission did indeed succeed in convincing a majority of South Africans across the political spectrum that all sides were guilty of human rights violations and in turn suffered from violations.
		From the outset “the TRC had to pursue historical truth not for its own sake, but in the service of reconciliation and nation-building,” which therefore imposed “a discursive framework on testifiers” and the way in which their evidence was interpreted in the commission’s report.
	web.africa.ufl.edu /asq/v8/v8i1a1.htm (6889 words)

	Welcome to:
		Truth and Justice Foundation (1) qualifies defendants and inmates who claim innocence and (2) initiates the forensic testing process.
		In accordance with the agreement between Truth and Justice Foundation and the service provider, Truth and Justice Foundation compensates the service provider with funds that you have donated.
		Truth and Justice Foundation is classified officially as a Non-Profit, Public Charitable Organization.
	truth-justice.org /index.htm (1864 words)

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		I have wondered from time to time, as I watch the American justice system in action, whether we are truly concerned with facts - truth if you will - so much as we are in a process.
		We'd like to say "truth," but the fact is that we don't actually know the truth.
		We use qualified prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges, but those who decide what the truth is in each case are primarily distinguished by their ignorance.
	energion.com /rpp/justice.shtml (1065 words)

	OpinionJournal - The Western Front
		Ostensibly, the reason for the attack was a ruling by a secret court saying the Justice Department was going too far in investigating and prosecuting potential terrorists.
		The problem the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court found was in the Justice Department's interpretation of the USA Patriot Act.
		This is the background Judge Lamberth cites in turning down the Justice Department's request to open channels of communication between federal agents conducting criminal and intelligence investigations.
	www.opinionjournal.com /columnists/bminiter/?id=110002181 (1206 words)

	newsobserver.com \| Before justice comes truth
		A: What I mean is efforts to do justice to the past, to the moral harms of the past.
		There's a profound human sense that it may be too late for people to go to jail, but we at least want the truth to be told, that justice requires the truth to be told.
		One of the great things about the transitional justice movement is in most cases there is a strong emphasis on reconciliation.
	www.newsobserver.com /690/story/454221.html (692 words)

	Truth, Justice, and the American Way (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the story of Micaiah, it was both the "good" king Jehoshophat and the "evil" king Ahab that had made the decision to disobey God and imperil the lives of their countrymen.
		On the contrary, the passage sets forth the proper role of government as a ministry of justice, instituted by God for the punishment of the wicked and the protection and praise of good citizens.
		Since government was instituted by God to uphold justice, it seems logical to conclude that governments which abuse their powers and commit injustice are not ordained of God.
	truth-justice-and-the-american-way.blogspot.com (5755 words)

	: ASP : FRESH : TRUTH N JUSTICE - Islamherald.com
		When the disrupters of peace (the mischief makers) attain power, the first victim is truth and justice.
		If Truth and Justice is not allowed to prevail, know that these disrupters are the real enemies of men and so of God.
		That is why, the Qurán calls believers to uphold Truth and Justice even if it be against oneself, and that is how God's summon to the abode of peace in this world and in the hereafter.
	www.islamherald.com /asp/fresh/truth_n_justice.asp (287 words)

	Justice Now \| Dedicated to Truth and Justice
		He remains optimistic and hopeful that the truth in his case will be exposed.
		To be added to the bi-monthly newsletter distribution list for the Justice for Jack newsletter or if you would like to arrange for someone to speak to your organization on this case, contact Tim Carroll or Mary Carroll: justicenow4@yahoo.com
		Help Justice Now expose cases of injustice and rid the criminal justice system of prosecutors, police, investigators, and judges who contribute to these cases.
	www.justicenow4.com /case.html (2070 words)

	Truth in Justice
		Truth in Justice is an educational non-profit organized to educate the public regarding the vulnerabilities in the U. criminal justice system that make the criminal conviction of wholly innocent persons possible.
		When we say "wholly innocent," we mean a person who had absolutely no part in the crime charged.
		The cases here make the answer clear: it can happen to anyone, including you.
	www.truthinjustice.org (151 words)

	'Justice, truth be ours forever' - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		In a time such as this, the words, "Justice, truth be ours forever", are daunting, and we can no longer mouth them without probity and purpose.
		It is time to "speak the truth and shame the devil", for even our little children are beginning to see the deceit and the double standards in the way we speak and act.
		What our country needs is a few good men and women with the courage to stand up and speak the truth, and in so doing hold all of us to a higher standard through which justice and truth will be ours forever.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /columns/html/20050124T190000-0500_73816_OBS__JUSTICE__TRUTH_BE_OURS_FOREVER_.asp (1019 words)

	index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Constitution and checks and balances of power were designed to limit federal power and prevent government and judicial tyranny. Next, they imposed the oath and duty of pubic officials to uphold the Constitution and assure checks and balances against tyranny, plus the ouster and jail time penalty for willful neglect of oath and duty.
		The great media and judical scandal will awaken we, the outraged people, to the duty and authoriity to revitalize our Constitution, Republic and culture of freedom from tyranny, as much needed salt of the earth and light to the world.
		The documents teaching the gathered truths primed to restore the Republic may be found in the files linked below.
	www.thetruthandjusticefoundation.org (365 words)

	National Day of Justice & Truth
		The matter I am concerned about is those persons who pray so much that they have no time for justice and truth.
		Truth demands that we admit that some of the most disgusting personalities (few thought they may be) are Jamaicans.
		Truth also demands that we know that some of the underprivileged hold the view that a lawyer on work permit may not be the most effective legal aid advisor in matters of crown proportions.
	www.caymannetnews.com /2005/11/963/jamaican/truth.shtml (672 words)

	Scoop: Timor-Leste: Commission Must Achieve Justice/Truth
		In January 2004, the Center disseminated a study of the Indonesian law establishing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), and in February, co-sponsored a conference in Jakarta for civil society leaders and activists to develop a strategy to respond to the TRC law.
		In January 2004, the Center released "The Struggle for Truth and Justice," a report that maps nearly 200 transitional justice initiatives undertaken by Indonesian civil society organizations.
		The ICTJ assists in the development of strategies for transitional justice comprising five key elements: prosecuting perpetrators, documenting violations through nonjudicial means such as truth commissions, reforming abusive institutions, providing reparations to victims, and advancing reconciliation.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/WO0503/S00184.htm (1294 words)

	American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU Demands Truth From Justice Department; New Report Details False Claims About ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The report - "Seeking Truth From Justice" - cites about a dozen specific instances in which Justice Department and other law enforcement officials misrepresented the scope or impact of the USA PATRIOT Act.
		"If the Justice Department wishes to convince the American people and their elected representatives that it carries the Constitution with it at all times during its prosecution of the war on terror, it must be conscientious with the truth," said Laura W. Murphy, Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office.
		The Justice Department's repeated assertion that the USA PATRIOT Act's surveillance provisions cannot be used against U.S. citizens.
	www.aclu.org /SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=13100&c=206 (397 words)

	Truth, Justice, and the American Way (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We are not the only ones who recognize when justice is done or not done.
		Equality, Freedom, Justice, and Truth are not just American values, they are fundamental human values.
		My political prescription is to get informed, to expose yourself to ideas, to read, to be skeptical of the official line, to use good judgement in searching for the truth, to be active in making this country what you know it should be, and to hold to the ideals America represents.
	www.davidchandler.com /writings/TruthJusticeAmericanWay.htm (1082 words)

	Restorative Justice Online — Young, Paula. The Promise of Restorative Justice: Peru's Truth and Reconciliation ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the aftermath of a long war between the government and insurgent groups in the 1980s and into the 1990s, Peru established a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to investigate the circumstances and effects of this brutal conflict.
		She provides background to the Peruvian TRC’s approach and recommendations by discussing restorative justice principles and practices at the individual level and at the national level.
		Restorative justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behaviour.
	www.restorativejustice.org /articlesdb/articles/4274 (304 words)

	“Commission of Truth and Justice” Petition
		The declaration formally called for “A Commission of Truth and Justice” under the auspices of the UN to comprehensively investigate whether the slaughter to which the Sikhs were subjected in India in 1984, constitutes genocide as defined in the “Genocide Convention and the relevant international law.”
		It belies common sense and shatters the faith of any law-abiding citizen in the criminal justice system of the country that the guilty of such heinous crimes were roaming scot-free without any fear of law or law enforcement agencies in the same areas, where they indulged in these nefarious acts.
		The “Commission of Truth and Justice” Petition to United Nations Secretary General was created by Members of Freedom Lovers and written by Manmohan Chawla (mschawla@hotmail.com).
	www.petitiononline.com /TruthPet/petition.html (4960 words)

	Crime, Truth, and Justice
		Its central arguments, that official versions of the truth can neither be accepted as fact nor arbitrarily deconstructed and discarded and that the eventual implications of acceptance of any fact is difficult to predict or control, are reasonable and cogent.
		He reviews a small collection of case studies and concludes that while “absence or denial of alternative accounts” are not necessarily the intent or outcome of official inquiries, these inquiries show an inability to address the routine workings of the justice system.
		Wacquarnt makes a sweeping and largely undocumented assertion that repressive concepts on incarceration and justice generated by US think tanks have swept Europe as a component of and contributor to moral panic over crime.
	www.bsos.umd.edu /gvpt/lpbr/subpages/new-reviews/Gilligan-Pratt504.htm (1258 words)

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