TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE THEORIES

Transitional justice has gained global significance as an umbrella term for approaches to deal with the past in the aftermath of violent conflict or dic- tatorial regimes. The term was first coined in the early 1990s and has since come to describe an ever expanding range of mechanisms and institutions, including tribunals, truth commissions, memorial projects, reparations and the like to redress past wrongs, vindicate the dignity of victims and provide justice in times of transition.