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Transitional Justice

Sequencing Transitional Justice: Accountability Before Reconciliation, or After?

Published
22 March 2026
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Abstract

This study addresses sequencing in transitional justice, comparing cases that began with accountability against those that began with reparations. It concludes that sequence matters less than the clarity and funding of the mandate, and that ambiguity in either track costs both their credibility.

Keywords

  • Transitional Justice
  • Reparations

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References

  1. Al-Otaibi, H. (2024). Mandating and funding truth commissions. Institute Policy Papers, 3, 14–38.

Citation

APA style

Basel Nima. (2026). Sequencing Transitional Justice: Accountability Before Reconciliation, or After?. EISSL.