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transitional justice
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A conception of justice associated with periods of political change, characterized by a range of judicial and non-judicial processes and mechanisms associated with a society's attempts to come to terms with a legacy of large-scale past human rights violations and atrocity in order to ensure accountability, serve justice and achieve reconciliation.
Broader terms
administration of justice
Related terms
conflict resolution
offences against human rights
peacebuilding
post-conflict reconstruction
truth and reconciliation commissions
Subject category
10.01 LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEMS GENERAL
Indexing history
Added 2011.
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