Divided nation's and transitional justice : what Germany, Japan, and South Korea can teach the world

Divided Nations And Transitional Justice Is A Collection Of Significant Writings Contributed By The Late President Kim Dae-jung Of The Republic Of Korea And Former President Richard Von Weizsaecker Of Germany. This Book Presents Insightful Views, Lifetime Career Experiences And Expertise Of The Two Prominent Leaders In The Critical Fields Of Unification, Peace, And Justice And Reconciliation. It Centers On The Cases Of Korea, Germany And Japan, And Considers How These Countries Have Moved To Address - And Come To Terms With - Their Wartime Past. This Book Moves To Deliver Messages Of Hope And Vision On How To Further The Values Of Peace, Reconciliation And Cooperation In The 21st Century. Divided Nation, Unification And Transitional Justice : Why Do We Need A Communicative Approach? / Han San-jin -- Three Objectives Of Transitional Justice Today / Clause Offe -- Ardent Dream Of Divided Countries : Germany And Korea / Kim Dae-jung -- Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik And The Sunshine Policy : What Can The Koreas Learn? / Kim Dae-jung -- Reflections On The End Of The War That Divided Germany / R. Von Weizäcker -- Power Of Dialogue For Peace / Kim Dae-jung -- Beyond Divided Nations : Reflections On Ostpolitik And Sunshine Policy / R. Von Weizäcker -- Four Conditions Of Global Peace On The Korean Peninsula / Kim Dae-jung -- The Historical Summit Meeting Of 2000 : A Dawn Of Hope Is Breaking / Kim Dae-jung -- Toward Peace On The Korean Peninsula / Kim Dae-jung -- German Unification And Korean Dream : Six Days With Kim Dae-jung In Berlin / Han Sang-jin -- Germany And Japan 50 Years After The End Of Their Imperial Ambitions / R. Von Weizäcker -- Germany, Europe, And Japan At The Beginning Of The 21st Century : Lessons, Chances, And Challenges / R. Von Weizäcker -- Memory Of War And Reconciliation In Europe : Interview With Asahi Shimbun / R. Von Weizäcker -- Toward A New Relation With Japan : Future Possibilities / Kim Dae-jung -- Resolving To Build A New Partnership : Joint Declaration On A New Rok-japan Partnership For The 21st Century / Kim Dae-jung And Obuchi Keizo -- The Joint Resolution : Ten Years Later / Kim Dae-jung -- How To Remember The Nazi Crimes? / Martin Salm -- Overcoming The Past? The Postwar Japan And Germany / Yuji Ishida -- Japan's Pathway To Imperial Power / Ito Narihiko -- Japan's Unresolved Colonial Past And The North Korea Problem / Gavan Mccormack -- Can Japan Overcome The Ghost Of The Past? A Communicative Approach / Han Sang-jin -- Global Standard Of Human Rights And Comfort Women / Kim Jongdae -- A Chinese Perspective : No More Excuses For Japan / Chu Tsz Kwan -- A Southeast Asian Perspective : Why Is A Genuine Apology So Important? / Yvonne Chee Huisan -- Why Do Filipinos Remember The Past In Their Own Way? / Park Sae-seul -- The History Textbook Controversy And Its Solution / Lee Soo-yun -- Japan's Dogeza And An Apology Consensus / Lim Yei-won -- A Trial Of Failures : A Deeper Look Into The Tokyo Trials / Lee Shan-hoo -- Transitional Justice On The Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima / Shin Hyun-seung -- Reconciliation Triangle / Kim Keon-woong -- Reflexive Modernization And The Future Of East Asia / Han Sang-jin. Contributions By Kim Dae-jung, And Richard Von Weizsäcker ; Edited By Han Sang-jin. Includes Bibliographical References. Divided Nations and Transitional Justice considers how Korea, Germany and Japan have moved to address - and come to terms with - their wartime past. Asking what we can learn from the experiences of these countries, this collection considers issues relating to unification, peace, justice and reconciliation. It includes contributions from Kim Dae-jung (President of South Korea, 1998-2003) and Richard von Weizsaecker (President of Germany, 1984-1994), with their lifetime career experiences bringing added insight to the volume. This book moves to deliver messages of hope and vision on how to further the values of peace, reconciliation and cooperation in the 21st century.