The volume revisits memory laws as a phenomenon of global law, transitional justice, historical narratives and claims for historical truth. It will appeal to th

A major contribution to our understanding of present-day historical consciousness through a study of memory laws across Europe.

Law and the Politics of Memory: Confronting the Past examines law’s role as a tool of memory politics in the efforts of contemporary societies to work through

The authors critically review memory research, trauma treatment, and legal cases pertaining to the false memory controversy. They discuss current memory science

The demand for recognition, responsibility, and reparations is regularly invoked in the wake of colonialism, genocide, and mass violence: there can be no victim