Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding on the Ground

"Is the pursuit of justice a necessary route to lasting peace in post-conflict settings? Do peace-building efforts routinely undermine durable justice? The authors explode this false dichotomy in their exciting new volume. Drawing on recent experiences from Colombia and Sierra Leone to Lebanon and Uganda they consider the trade-offs routinely confronted by traumatised societies at war's end. They show how activities often cast as oppositional, in particular restorative justice versus disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, are more closely aligned than assumed." - Dr. Robert Muggah, Small Arms Survey, Geneva, Switzerland "Through nuanced case studies guided by a fresh analytical framework, the book manages to convey both the local complexity faced by countries undergoing transition, as well as the common challenges and opportunities. It asks practical questions and provides much food for reflection for both academics and practitioners." -- Hugo van der Merwe, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), Johannesburg, South Africa

Chandra Lekha Sriram is Professor of International Law at the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London. Jemima Garcia-Godos is a Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oslo, Norway. Olga Martin-Ortega is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, University of East London. Johanna Herman is a Research Fellow, Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, University of East London.

1. Introduction Jemima Garcia-Godos and Chandra Lekha Sriram Part I: Critical Themes 2. Bridging the Gap: The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission and the Challenges of Integrating DDR and Transitional Justice, Dustin Sharp 3. Transitional Justice and Ongoing Conflicts, Par Engstrom 4. Just Peace? Integrating DDR and Transitional Justice, Lars Waldorf 5. Centralizing Legal Pluralism? Traditional Justice in Transitional Contexts, Rosemary Nagy Part II: Country Case Studies 6. Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in Cambodia: Attempts at DDR and the Rise of Victim-Centred Justice, Johanna Herman 7. Unfinished business: Peacebuilding, Accountability, and Rule of Law in Lebanon, Chandra Lekha Sriram 8. Building Peace and Delivering Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Limits of Externally Driven Processes, Olga Martin-Ortega 9. Victim-centred Justice and DDR in Sierra Leone, Chandra Lekha Sriram 10. Tempering Great Expectations: Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in Liberia, Rosalind Raddatz 11. The Supposed Accountability/Peacebuilding Dilemma in Uganda, Joanna R. Quinn 12. Colombia: Accountability and DDR in the Pursuit of Peace?, Jemima Garcia-Godos 13. The National Accord, Impunity and the Fragile Peace in Kenya, Stephen Brown 14. Conclusions, Chandra Lekha Sriram and Jemima Garcia-Godos