Truth Commissions and the End of History

Transitional justice refers to a set of judicial initiatives that have been used in so-called post-conflict societies transition from war peace or authoritarian rule democracy. By the turn millennium, transitional had become dominant global model and list countries undertaken some form is large constantly growing. Truth commissions are popular justice. They defined as investigative bodies mandated by their sponsor governments clarify controversial historical events contribute criminal efforts, reparations for victims, development stable public institutions, national reconciliation (Freeman 2006: 40–87). What known general publicas paradigmatic case truth commission is, course, Reconciliation Commission South Africa up 1995. It was only after African experience idea holding public, victim-centred hearings became norm (ibid.: 24–25).