Summary How has Latin America pioneered the field of transitional justice (TJ)? Do
approaches vary across the region? This Element describes Latin American innovations in …

Transitional justice (or TJ) emerged as a subject of policy debate and academic study by the
late 1980s and early 1990s due to two developments (see Teitel 2009; Arthur 2009; Bell …

This chapter explores the connections between the different paths of transitional justice in
Latin America and the rule of law and judicial reform processes that have taken place in …

Transitional justice (TJ) scholars are increasingly concerned with measuring the impact of
transitional justice initiatives. Scholars often assume that TJ mechanisms must be properly …

Legal process is invoked by supporters of transitional justice as necessary if not a
precondition for societies affected by mass violence to transition into a new period of peace …

This book addresses current developments in transitional justice in Latin America–effectively
the first region to undergo concentrated transitional justice experiences in modern times …

Interest in transitional justice has surged in legal scholarship, in the human rights field
generally and most notably in the domain of politics.'Transitional justice'is an expression I …

As transitional justice has spread across the world as an expected approach for states
dealing with grave human rights violations, seemingly similar global measures have been …

An undisputed regional protagonist of transitional justice over the past 30 years, Argentina
has explored the full menu of transitional justice mechanisms (TJMs) in its efforts to address …

The field of transitional justice emerged in the context of the so-called third wave of
democratization, 1 proposing to offer insights into the question of how the new democracies …