ABSTRACT Truth commissions are a specialized form of commission of inquiry, established to confront the legacies of past human rights abuses and atrocities. While it is recognized that a number of different actors are responsible for the creation of truth commissions and other mechanisms of transitional justice, little is understood about the role of the diaspora. This paper details the influence of the Haitian diaspora in Montreal, Canada, in the creation of a truth commission in Haiti in 1995, the Commission Nationale de Vérité et de Justice. It demonstrates the need to better understand the importance of the diaspora in truth commissions and other forms of transitional justice.

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过渡时期司法与侨民：考察海地侨民对海地真相委员会的影响

摘要真相委员会是一种专门形式的调查委员会，旨在应对过去侵犯人权和暴行的遗留问题。虽然人们认识到许多不同的行为者负责建立真相委员会和其他过渡时期司法机制，但人们对侨民的作用知之甚少。本文详细介绍了在加拿大蒙特利尔的海地侨民对 1995 年在海地成立真相委员会的影响，即全国真相与司法委员会。它表明有必要更好地了解侨民在真相委员会和其他形式的过渡司法中的重要性。