Renee Jeffery

Transitional justice at the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal: Challenging legitimacy, credibility, and effectiveness

RENÉE JEFFERY | In the wake of conflict and upheaval, the establishment of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) often symbolises a commitment to… Read More

Confident, competent, inconsistent: Australia’s strategic personality

IAN HALL | There is broad agreement that Australian diplomacy and defence policy need to change to meet the challenges posed by a… Read More

Uptight and uncomfortable

RENÉE JEFFERY | Human rights occupy a curiously uncomfortable place in Australian foreign policy. Like liberal democracies the world over, Australia’s foreign policy… Read More

Domestic politics drive Malaysia’s abrupt global court U-turn

RENÉE JEFFERY | Well, that was short lived. With the rounds of applause that accompanied its historic decision to accede to the Rome Statute… Read More

Taking transitional justice to Cambodia’s youth

RENÉE JEFFERY | Like young people the world over, the youth of Cambodia are glued to their mobile phones. They sit in cafes and… Read More

Malaysia joins the International Criminal Court

RENÉE JEFFERY | On Monday, Malaysia ratified the Rome Statute, making it the 124th State party to the International Criminal Court… Read More

Nepal’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission limps on

RENÉE JEFFERY | On 9 February 2019, the operational mandate of Nepal’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared… Read More

Nepal’s comprehensive peace agreement: human rights, compliance and impunity a decade on

RENÉE JEFFERY | In November 2006, the Government of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist signed a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) designed to… Read More

The forgiveness dilemma: Emotions and justice at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal

RENÉE JEFFERY | In post-conflict politics, the practice of forgiveness is marked by a serious dilemma. For its proponents, forgiveness is the panacea for… Read More

Trading amnesty for impunity in Timor-Leste

RENÉE JEFFERY | 1999 marked a turning point in international public policy concerning the inclusion of amnesties for perpetrators of human rights violations in… Read More

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