A Burgeoning Community of Justice? The European Union as a Promoter of Transitional Justice

Abstract Emerging as it does from Europe’s age of total war, the European Union (EU) has a long-standing interest in promoting transitional justice. However, since this desire to become community justice remained implicit, been overlooked by much existing literature. Despite internal tensions between East and West, over last 20 years EU sought actively promote both ‘down’ onto its member states ‘out’ into world politics. Based on an analysis legal texts regulations, well demonstrative case studies, I argue that EU’s record area is mixed. Although able use membership force changes part accession process, outside Europe have resisted these efforts. incorporate regime, show efforts remain largely political.