{"product_id":"escaping-justice-impunity-for-state-crimes-in-the-age-of-accountability-paperback-softback-9781009584968","title":"Escaping Justice; Impunity for State Crimes in the Age of Accountability (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009584968","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEscaping Justice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eImpunity for State Crimes in the Age of Accountability\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExamines the process through which accountability for state crimes is pursued or frustrated.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCyanne E. Loyle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009584968, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e223 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 1.5 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Escaping Justice explores how states can appear to seek accountability but avoid liability for their own crimes. Using qualitative data from interviews and focus groups, Loyle explains three ways that states can avoid accountability while appearing to seek it at the same time. … The overall argument is that states can appear to seek accountability for past atrocities while at the same time ignoring crimes committed by those in power in order to protect their power. … Recommended.' W. R. Pruitt, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNow more than ever the international community plays a central role in pressing governments to hold their own to account. Despite pressure to adhere to global human rights norms, governments continue to benefit from impunity for their past crimes. In an age of accountability, how do states continue to escape justice? This book presents a theory of strategic adaptation which explains the conditions under which governments adopt transitional justice without a genuine commitment to holding state forces to account. Cyanne E. Loyle develops this theory through in-depth fieldwork from Rwanda, Uganda, and Northern Ireland conducted over the last ten years. Research in each of these cases reveals a unique strategy of adaption: coercion, containment, and concession. Using evidence from these cases, Loyle traces the conditions under which a government pursues its chosen strategies and the resulting transitional justice outcomes. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Escaping justice in the age of accountability\u003cbr\u003e 2. Justice and coercion in Rwanda\u003cbr\u003e 3. The big tent of justice in Uganda\u003cbr\u003e 4. Justice concessions in Northern Ireland\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1: Methodology\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2: Elite interview list by case\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415665340696,"sku":"9781009584968","price":27.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009584968i.jpg?v=1784421231","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/escaping-justice-impunity-for-state-crimes-in-the-age-of-accountability-paperback-softback-9781009584968","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}