A Soft Solution for a Hard Problem: Using Alternative Dispute Resolution in Post-Conflict Societies
Journal: Pepperdine Digital Commons (Pepperdine University)
Year: 2016

In the immediate aftermath of war, justice will not wait for institutions.In anarchy, there is opportunity, but more importantly, there is opportunistic excess that thrives in a lawless vacuum unhindered by civil constraint. 1 This is the quintessential Hobbesian moment where life is "nasty, brutish, and short." 2 The backbone of any attempt at reestablishing civil society is the reconstruction of a respected judiciary, but this takes time-and life will not wait.It is against this backdrop, whic