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International Journal of Transitional Justice Advance Access originally published online on November 6, 2008
International Journal of Transitional Justice 2008 2(3):253-265; doi:10.1093/ijtj/ijn030
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Dilemmas of Expanding Transitional Justice, or Forging the Nexus between Transitional Justice and Development

Rama Mani*

* Former Executive Director of the International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka, current Councillor of the World Future Council and member of the International Advisory Board of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. Email: ramamani1@gmail.com

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It is timely that in just its second year of publication, the International Journal of Transitional Justice (IJTJ) has chosen to focus this special issue on the nexus between transitional justice and development. This is an indication of the salience of the issues of development generally and social justice specifically to the process of seeking transitional justice in societies moving out of conflict or other forms of crisis and repression. The number of articles received for consideration in this special issue and the range of seminal topics they raise serve to underline the pressing need to consider concerns of development and social justice as experienced and expressed by both scholars and practitioners.

In introducing this special issue, I want to highlight four areas of inquiry that scholars, advocates and practitioners of both transitional justice and development must consider if either field is to achieve its intended goals. The articles in . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Four Dilemmas Concerning the Nexus between TJ and ‘Development’
 
Social Injustices as Underlying Causes of Conflict
The Cost of TJ
Exploitative and Corrupt War Economies
Postconflict Criminal and Societal Violence

   Unraveling the Knots: The Contributions in This Special Issue
 
Expanding TJ Theory and Practice
Arguments for Implementing TJ and Development: Case Study of Nepal
‘Notes from the Field’

   Conclusion: Means to Bridging the Gap between TJ and Development
 

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