%0 Journal Article
%T Utopia and the doubters: truth, transition and the law
%J Legal studies
%D 2008
%A Campbell, Colm
%A Turner, Catherine
%V 28
%N 3
%P 374-395
%X Truth commissions have an intuitive appeal in squaring the circle of peace and accountability post-conflict, but some claims for their benefits risk utopianism. Law provides both opportunities and pitfalls for post-conflict justice initiatives, including the operation of truth commissions. Rather than adopting a heavily legalised approach, derived from Public Inquiries, an ‘holistic legal model’, employing social science fact-finding methodologies to explore pattern of violations, and drawing appropriately on legal standards, may provide the best option for a possible Northern Ireland truth commission.<p />
%G 
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0261-3875
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-121X.2008.00093.x