Violence and the quest for justice in South Asia / edited by Deepak Mehta and Rahul Roy.

Includes bibliographical references.

War crimes, justice and the politics of memory / Bina D'Costa -- The limits of "doing" justice : compensation as reparation in post-war Sri Lanka / Neloufer de Mel and Chulani Kodikara -- Justice after the event : Sri Lanka's civil wars, memory, life and reconciliation / Pradeep Jeganathan -- The right to life and compensation in Pakistan's tribal areas / Saba Gul Khattak -- Seeking justice and keeping the memory alive / Leki Thungon -- Stand up and be counted : elections, democracy and the pursuit of justice in Jammu and Kashmir / Sanjay Kak -- The Adivasi undertrial, a prisoner of war : a study of undertrial detainees in South Chhattisgarh / Vrinda Grover -- The Ayodhya dispute : law's imagination and the functions of the status quo / Deepak Mehta -- Constitutional nationalism and structural violence : a study of the Muluki Ain and the constitutions of Nepal / Sanjeev Uprety and Bal Bahadur Thapa.