Reconciliation and Transitional Justice

Cards (7)

  • Transitional Justice
    State/Policy. Representing the people through systems of power
  • Transitional Justice key idea
    separation.
  • Reconciliation
    the act of making things right.
  • What is reconciliation?
    the process of rebuilding relationships damaged by violent conflict between individuals or the state.
  • Example of Transitional Justice:
    transitional justice was give after the civil war through laws, but reconciliation was never utilized.
  • 4 reinforcements of Transitional Justice:
    • Victims right to truth
    • Justice
    • Reparation
    • Guarantees for non-recurrence
  • Both Reconciliation and Transitional Justice are used to build trust and address violence from human rights abuses