2018•The International Encyclopedia of AnthropologyRequires access
Transitional Justice
Kimberly Theidon
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Abstract
Transitional justice is a field of postwar inquiry and intervention focused on addressing the legacies of past human rights violations in the hope that doing so will contribute to a more peaceful and just future. The “transitional” in transitional justice refers to times of political, social, economic, and cultural transformation—indeed, upheaval—normally arising from the breakdown of an authoritarian or violent regime and the movement to one that is considered more democratic. Transitional justice mechanisms may include tribunals, war crimes prosecutions, truth commissions, memorials, reparations, and lustration.