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Editorial Note
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Scholarly interest in the field of transitional justice is growing rapidly. At the March 2008 meeting of the International Studies Association, a world-wide organization of some 4,000 members founded to promote research and education in international affairs, there were multiple panels on transitional justice with topics that ranged from evaluations of transitional justice mechanisms to the impact of the International Criminal Court, and from culture and transitional justice to its psychological impact – and these were only in the sessions that were devoted specifically to the field. Other sessions addressed prevention of genocide, conflict resolution and international law – all of which can be examined through the lens of transitional justice as well. As we have noted in earlier editorials, the challenges and limitations of the field are discussed at meetings of political