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The Color of Justice: Transitional Justice and the Legacy of Slavery and Racism in the United States

This briefing paper examines how transitional justice approaches can guide the discussion around dismantling systemic racism in the United States to focus on root causes of violence and racial injustice. Drawing from relevant experiences internationally and within the United States, i...

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Virginie Ladisch and Anna Myriam Roccatello

Briefing Paper

Reflections on Transitional Justice in Mexico: Paradoxes and Possible Processes

Mexico is overwhelmed by criminal violence and human rights violations in ways that ordinary rule of law mechanisms cannot address. While not undergoing a political transition, Mexico could benefit from transitional justice experiences when designing policies for pursuing accountabili...

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Mara Hernández, Andrea Guadarrama, and Cristián Correa

Briefing Paper

Strengthening Rule of Law, Accountability, and Acknowledgment in Haiti

Haiti is currently confronting several challenges regarding stability, the rule of law, and corruption. The establishment of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) in April 2017 is aimed at contributing to state and civil society efforts to effectively add...

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Cristián Correa

Briefing Paper

Research Brief: Selected examples of United States Commissions of Inquiry

ICTJ provides an overview of various United States Commissions of Inquiry. This publication includes briefs on the Senate and House Committee Investigations of the Palmer Raids in 1920, the Senator Frank Church Committee in 1975, a commission into wartime relocation and internment of ...

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ICTJ

Research Brief