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46 Akron L. Rev. 727 (2013)
Transitional Justice and Local Ownership: A Framework for the Protection of Human Rights

handle is hein.journals/aklr46 and id is 751 raw text is: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND LOCAL OWNERSHIP: A FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS Andrew B. Friedman * I. Introduction .......................... ......727 II. What is Transitional Justice? .....................730 A. Importance and Goals............ ............731 B. Previous Mechanisms ............................732 III. Problems with Previous Mechanisms ........ ......734 A. Imposed Justice. ..................... .....735 B. International Human Rights........ ............737 C. Failure to Move Forward ................ ....738 D. Efficiency. ..............................740 IV. What Constitutes an Internationally Recognized Fair Trial ............ .................. .....742 A. Defendant Treatment Rights.........................744 B. Tribunal Form Rights..................748 V. Local Ownership and Tribunal Form Rights ... ......751 A. Hypothetical Inclusion.....................751 B. Pitfalls to avoid...........................756 C. Steps for an Individualized Framework ..............759 I. INTRODUCTION The recent wave of regime change and democratization in the Middle East and North Africa has once again thrust transitional justice * This article was prepared for presentation at the Africa and International Law: Taking Stock and Moving Forward conference at the Albany Law School in April of 2012. The author holds a J.D. from the University of Illinois where he graduated cum laude . He also holds an LLM in International Law and Development from the University of Nottingham. He would like to extend his deepest thanks to Brandon Trent, Tiffany Porter, and all the other editors for their hard work throughout the process without which this article would not have been possible. 727