Transitional Justice
About the Book Series
The study of transitional justice has emerged as one of the most diverse and intellectual exciting developments in the social sciences in the last two decades. From its origins in human rights activism and comparative political science the field is increasingly characterised by its geographic and disciplinary breadth. Routledge’s Transitional Justice series publishes innovative work across a range of disciplines working on transitional justice related topics: including law, sociology, criminology, psychology, anthropology, political science, development studies and international relations.
The series includes titles which address larger theoretical questions on transitional justice, including the intersection of notions such as justice, truth, accountability, impunity and the construction of transitional justice knowledge. It also contains critical and theoretically informed empirical work on the workings of institutions such as truth commissions, community based reconciliation, victim empowerment, ex-combatant demobilisation, or regional discussions on practical programmes in particular areas. Finally, the series covers the legal aspects of transitional justice; although, avoiding dry, overly technical or dull legal texts, it specialises in a style of legal scholarship that reflects the energy and vitality of this exciting field.
For further details on the series please contact the Series Editor.
Kieran McEvoy
Professor of Law and Transitional Justice
School of Law
Queens University Belfast
BT7 1NN
44 (0) 2890973873
War Criminals on Trial: An Inside View of the International Criminal Justice System
1st Edition
By Damien Scalia
October 16, 2025
This book critically examines the practice of international criminal justice based on the experience of war criminals who have been tried for their crimes. Presenting the perspectives of those commonly referred to as ‘genocidaires’, ‘war criminals’ or ‘criminals against humanity’, this book ...
Transitional Justice and the Kurdish Conflict: A Grassroots Approach
1st Edition
By Nisan Alıcı
August 15, 2025
Centralising the experience of victims-survivors and other grassroots actors, this book examines how transitional justice can be used in transforming the Kurdish conflict in Turkey. Despite 40 years of armed conflict, its violent effects on Kurdish people and the wider society, and strong demands ...
Transitional Justice in the United States of America: Justice for All?
1st Edition
By Brianne McGonigle Leyh
August 08, 2025
This book employs a transitional justice lens in order to explore justice initiatives in the United States of America. Transitional justice developed out of societal demands to better address serious abuse, injustice, and atrocities – initially in South American post-authoritarian contexts ...
Green Transitional Justice
1st Edition
By Rachel Killean, Lauren Dempster
June 30, 2025
This book rethinks the boundaries of transitional justice, urging scholars and practitioners to confront the often-overlooked nexus between mass violence and ecological harm. Through an in-depth analysis of the field’s limitations – such as its anthropocentric legalism, neocolonial practices, and ...
The Role of Civil Society in Transitional Justice: The Case of Russia
1st Edition
By Selbi Durdiyeva
December 18, 2024
This book examines how civil society engages with transitional justice in Russia, demonstrating a broad range of roles civil society can undertake while operating in a restrictive political context. Based on sociolegal research, the study focuses on three types of civil society groups dealing with...
Delayed Transitional Justice: Lessons from Spain, Brazil, and Uruguay
1st Edition
By Mariana S. Mendes
November 28, 2024
This book addresses the issue of the timing of transitional justice policies in countries that had negotiated transitions from authoritarianism to democracy. Why are transitional justice measures often being implemented decades after the events they refer to? More specifically, what combination of ...
Transitional Justice in Aparadigmatic Contexts: Accountability, Recognition, and Disruption
1st Edition
Edited
By Tine Destrooper, Line Engbo Gissel, Kerstin Bree Carlson
October 04, 2024
This book explores the practical and theoretical opportunities as well as the challenges raised by the expansion of transitional justice into new and ‘aparadigmatic’ cases. The book defines transitional justice as the pursuit of accountability, recognition and/or disruption and applies an ...
Masculinities and Queer Perspectives in Transitional Justice
1st Edition
Edited
By Philipp Schulz, Brandon Hamber, Heleen Touquet
October 03, 2024
This book addresses the theory and practice of transitional justice through the lens of masculinities and queer perspectives. What and where are the intersections between masculinities and queer theories and frameworks for better understanding lived experiences of violence, justice, and transitions...
Reparations by Non-State Armed Groups under International Law: From Conflict to Repair in Colombia and Beyond
1st Edition
By Olivia Herman
July 11, 2024
This book examines whether and how non-state armed groups might be required to provide reparations for the harm caused by their violations of international law committed during situations of non-international armed conflict. Most of today’s armed conflicts are waged between states and non-state ...
Guarantees of Non-Repetition in International Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice: Building Peace after Conflict
1st Edition
By Nita Shala
June 07, 2024
This book examines the understudied, yet increasingly applied, concept of Guarantees of Non-Repetition under international human rights law and transitional justice. Guarantees of Non-Repetition (GNRs) are measures taken to ensure that human rights abuses do not recur. They are especially crucial ...
The Figure of the Witness in International Criminal Tribunals: Memory, Atrocities and Transitional Justice
1st Edition
By Benjamin Thorne
May 27, 2024
This book analyses how international criminal institutions, and their actors – legal counsels, judges, investigators, registrars – construct witness identity and memory. Filling an important gap within transitional justice scholarship, this conceptually led and empirically grounded ...
Transitional Justice and Socio-Economic Harm: Land Grabbing in Afghanistan
1st Edition
By Huma Saeed
May 27, 2024
Maintaining the importance of socio-economic issues in devising transitional justice mechanisms, this book examines the widespread practice of land grabbing in Afghanistan. On 3 September 2003, 100 armed police officers bulldozed around 30 homes in the Sherpur neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan, ...