Which of the Following Is an Example of Transitional Justice

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of transitional justice?

• A)A state extraditing a former president who abused human rights
• B)A new government setting up a truth and reconciliation committee
• C)One government applying economic sanctions on another government over a territorial dispute
• D)Invading another country to depose an existing regime that violates human rights

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Definitions:

Legal Positivism

The school of jurisprudence which holds that because society requires authority, a legal and authoritarian hierarchy should exist. When a law is made, therefore, obedience is expected because authority created it.

Natural Law

A school of jurisprudence that recognizes the existence of higher law, or law that is morally superior to human laws.

Stare Decisis

Latin for “standing by the decision”; a principle stating that rulings made in higher courts are binding precedent for lower courts.

Precedent

A legal principle or rule established in a previous court decision that is either binding or persuasive for a court when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.