Episode 5
Amnesty, Human Rights and Political Transitions: Bridging the Peace and Justice Divide
In the fifth episode of this podcast series, Professor Richard English speaks with Professor Louise Mallinder about the book 'Amnesty, Human Rights and Political Transitions: Bridging the Peace and Justice Divide' (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008)
Professor Mallinder is the Theme Lead for Legacy at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice as well as Professor of Law at the School of Law at Queen's.
Professor Mallinder's research interests relate to the fields of international human rights law, international criminal law, and law and politics in political transitions. Within these areas of research, she has a longstanding and internationally recognised expertise in amnesty laws, and in recent years, she has worked on projects relating to the role of lawyers as transitional actors, dealing with the past in Northern Ireland, and socio-legal research methods related to transitional justice.
Podcast produced by Colm Heatley.
Professor Louise Mallinder
Professor Louise Mallinder is the Theme Lead for Legacy at the Mitchell Institute and Professor of Law at the School of Law at Queen’s.
Professor Richard English
Director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Professor Richard English is an internationally recognised historian, academic and author having conducted extensive research in Irish politics and history, political violence and terrorism.