The road from transitional justice to reconciliation: reflections and challenges. Introduction to the monograph
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This contribution addresses the core elements when approaching post violent contexts in which societies confront the legacies of gross and systematic human rights violations. Starting from the theoretical framework of transitional justice and focusing on the relationship between the four pillars of truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non-repetition, highlights the central role that victims must play in both Transitional Justice and reconciliation initiatives, an aspiration that is often proclaimed but unevenly realized.
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