Transitional Justice in Peacebuilding: Actor-Contingent and Malleable Justice

This book explores the role of actors in determining transitional justice in peacebuilding contexts.

In recent decades, transitional justice mechanisms and processes have been introduced to a variety of settings, becoming widely regarded as essential elements in the ‘peacebuilding toolbox’. While it has increasingly been suggested that transitional justice is imposed by neo-imperial actors with little regard for the needs and cultures of local populations, evidence suggests that dismissing t...