Transitional Justice: Global Mechanisms and Local Realities after Genocide and Mass Violence

How do societies come to terms with the aftermath of genocide and mass violence, and how might the international community contribute to this process? Recently, transitional justice mechanisms such as tribunals and truth commissions have emerged as a favored means of redress. Transitional Justice, the first edited collection in anthropology focused directly on this issue, argues that, however well—intentioned, transitional justice needs to more deeply grapple with the complexities of global...