Cultural Variations in Restorative/Transitional Justice: Process Pluralism, Not One Size Fits All
Journal: eYLS (Yale Law School)
Year: 2014

This essay reviews some of the key issues in transitional justice process and institutional design, based on research and experience working and living in several post-conflict societies, and suggests that cultural variations in transitional justice goals, practices, and processes are necessary to accomplish plural goals. One “template” for transitional justice will not work in different settings, with different causes for human harms and conflict. In short, process pluralism is an essential par