Overview
Transitional justice plays a vital role in societies emerging from authoritarian regimes by addressing past human rights violations. It encompasses various mechanisms such as truth commissions, reparations, and trials, aimed at fostering accountability and reconciliation. However, the implementation...
Key Terms
Example: Countries use transitional justice to heal after conflicts.
Example: South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Example: Financial payments to families of victims.
Example: Amnesty laws in post-dictatorship countries.
Example: Prosecuting former leaders for crimes.
Example: Torture, unlawful detention, and extrajudicial killings.
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Key Concepts
accountabilityreparationstruth commissionsamnesty