Good Governance through Transitional Justice 1

Abstract

The EU, UN, OSCE, AU or OAS all have it: an integral transitional justice strategy that aims to (re-) build good governance or democratic institutions in conflict affected societies. Yet, little research has been done in drawing the link between transitional justice and good governance in periods of transition. There is not clear evidence that transitional justice instruments and mechanisms leverage good governance performance, trust in institutions or a culture of the rule of law. Do transitional justice measures spoil or promote establishing a rule of law in any given society? Do these measures predominantly address past injustice or also and equally address the ways ahead? Can trials, commissions of inquiry, memorials, reparations or restitutions de facto help to re-build civic trust in new democratic institutions and thus leverage their performance and stabilize them, or not? These are some of the main issues and questions that this panel on Transitional Justice and Good Governance aims to address.

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