Anticipating the Past: Transitional Justice and Socio-economic Wrongs

Lars Waldorf (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Even as transitional justice struggles to deliver on its original promises of truth, justice and reconciliation, more demands are being placed on it. Over the past several years, the transitional justice ?industry? has embraced holistic approaches that have it doing ever more. This article critically examines transitional justice?s recent attention towards historically constructed socio-economic inequalities. It begins by looking at the shift in transitional justice discourse and practice with respect to economic and social rights. Next, it discusses the arguments made for transitional justice?s engagement with those rights and looks at efforts by truth commissions and administrative reparations programmes to address them. Finally, it argues that transitional justice should avoid directly addressing past socio-economic wrongs and explores some alternate paths.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)171-186
Number of pages16
JournalSocial & Legal Studies
Volume21
Issue number2
Early online date30 Apr 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2012

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