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Public support for the prosecution of human rights violations in the former Yugoslavia

par Elcheroth, Guy ;Spini, Dario
Référence Peace and conflict, 15, 2, page (189-214)
Publication Publié, 2009-04

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Can international criminal courts contribute to the strengthening of local human rights cultures? This article approaches this issue by conducting a comparative survey in post-war societies across the former Yugoslavia. Populations who collectively endured systematic human rights violations were more critical toward national authorities and less tolerant toward rights abuses. Findings revealed a specific pattern for communities that had been confronted with systematic violations of highly institutionalized human rights, such as war crimes. Members of such communities displayed (a) overall higher levels of support than comparable populations toward legal prosecution by international institutions across different types of human rights violations and (b) a positive relation between support for legal prosecution of human rights violations and levels of belief in a just world, as well as subjective well-being. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.