Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to transitional justice / Anja Mihr -- The development of transitional justice / Andy Reiter -- International criminal justice / Rachel Kerr -- Gender and transitional justice / Annika Bj�orkdahl and Johanna Mannegren Selimovic -- Truth and reconciliation commissions / Agata Fijalkowski -- Amnesty / Agata Fijalkowski -- Lustration and vetting / Lavinia Stan -- Local transitional justice : Customary Law, healing rituals, and everyday justice / Lars Waldorf -- Reparations / Jemima Garcia-Godos -- Transitional justice and peace building / Lia Kent -- Arts and transitional justice / Olivera Simi�c -- Memorials and transitional justice / Annika Bj�orkdahl and Susanne Buckley-Zistel -- Measuring the success (or failure) of transitional justice / Andy Reiter -- Expanding transitional justice / Lars Waldorf -- Doing the fieldwork : well-being of transitional justice researchers / Olivera Simi�c.

"The second edition of An Introduction to Transitional Justice provides a comprehensive overview of transitional justice judicial and non-judicial measures implemented by societies to redress legacies of massive human rights abuse. Written by some of the leading experts in the field it takes a broad, interdisciplinary approach to the subject, addressing the dominant transitional justice mechanisms as well as key themes and challenges faced by scholars and practitioners. Using a wide historic and geographic range of case studies to illustrate key concepts and debates, and featuring discussion questions and suggestions for further reading, this is an essential introduction to the subject for students"--