Transitional Justice And Human Rights In Morocco: Negotiating The Years Of Lead (routledge Studies In Middle Eastern Politics)

This Book Examines The Moroccan Experience Of Transitional Justice, More Specifically The Negotiation Of The Legacy Of The Period Commonly Referred To As The Years Of Lead. This Period Of Moroccan History Roughly Spans From The Early 1960s To 1999 During Which Thousands Of Citizens Were Arbitrarily Detained, Tortured And Killed Because Of Their Political Opinions. Through An Analysis Of Testimonies, Public Documents And Personal Interviews, Transitional Justice And Human Rights In Morocco Seeks To Shed Light On Moroccan Citizens' Struggle For Recognition And Reparation In The Aftermath Of A Long History Of Grave Human Rights Violations, Ranging From Arbitrary Arrest And Torture To State Sponsored Disappearances And Murders. While Morocco's Experience Is Often Presented Within A Historical Global Context, This Book Offers A Comparative Analysis, Discussing Other National Examples To Situate The Moroccan Experience Within The Relatively Recent History Of Political Transitions. Seeking To Advance A Rhetoric Of Symbolic Justice That Privileges The Voice Of The Victims And Offers Hope For The Renewal Of A Community's Ethos Through Public Discourse And Ethico-political Practices, This Book Will Be An Invaluable Resource For Students And Scholars With An Interest In Human Rights And Middle East Politics-- 1. Public Memory -- 2. Transitional Justice -- 3. The Years Of Lead -- 4. Symbolic Justice. Fadoua Loudiy. Corrected Series Numbering Provided By Vendor. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 136-143) And Index. "This book examines the Moroccan experience of transitional justice, more specifically the negotiation of the legacy of the period commonly referred to as the Years of Lead. This period of Moroccan history roughly spans from the early 1960s to 1999 during which thousands of citizens were arbitrarily detained, tortured and killed because of their political opinions. Through an analysis of testimonies, public documents and personal interviews, Transitional Justice and Human Rights in Morocco seeks to shed light on Moroccan citizens' struggle for recognition and reparation in the aftermath of a long history of grave human rights violations, ranging from arbitrary arrest and torture to state sponsored disappearances and murders. While Morocco's experience is often presented within a historical global context, this book offers a comparative analysis, discussing other national examples to situate the Moroccan experience within the relatively recent history of political transitions. Seeking to advance a rhetoric of symbolic justice that privileges the voice of the victims and offers hope for the renewal of a community's ethos through public discourse and ethico-political practices, this book will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars with an interest in Human Rights and Middle East Politics"-- Provided by publisher Cover 1 Title Page 6 Copyright Page 7 Dedication 8 Table of Contents 10 Acknowledgments 12 Introduction 14 The transition paradigm 16 The Moroccan context 18 The past as negotiated narrative 23 1 Public memory 28 Uses and abuses 30 Rhetorical and political 33 2 Transitional justice 44 A historical and theoretical framework 45 Retributive justice 49 Restorative justice 52 The aporia of forgiveness 55 Reparations 63 3 The Years of Lead 72 A rhetoric of the divine 75 A reign of terror 84 Demands for change 92 Compensation 99 Truth and accountability 102 Partial truths 109 The limits of justice 111 4 Symbolic justice 117 Narrative identity 119 Implications for ethical praxis 123 Seeking “the just” 128 Coordinates of symbolic justice 132 Conclusion 142 Works cited 149 Index 157 Negotiating the Years of Lead This work examines the Moroccan experience of transitional justice, more specifically the negotiation of the legacy of the period commonly referred to as the Years of Lead. This period of Moroccan history roughly spans from the early 1960s to 1999 during which thousands of citizens were arbitrarily detained, tortured and killed because of their