Transitional Justice: Gender-political Perspectives for Societies in Transition

Foreword 7

1. Introduction 10
   Structure of the study 11
2. Transitional Justice – Conceptual Principles 14
   2.1 Emergence and definition 14
   2.2 Political and scientific disputes surrounding transitional justice 21
3. Transitional Justice in Practice 25
   3.1 Approaches and institutions at the international and national level 25
   3.2 Instruments at the national level 33
   3.3 National and local level: Gacaca courts in Rwanda 43
   3.4 Other formalized and informal approaches 46
4. Security Sector Reforms 48
5. Conclusions 50

Bibliography 53
Weblinks 56