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Sequencing Transitional Justice: Accountability Before Reconciliation, or After?

How the ordering of tracks affects the durability of civil peace.

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Abstract

This study addresses sequencing in transitional justice, comparing cases that began with accountability against those that began with reparations. It concludes that sequence matters less than the clarity and funding of the mandate, and that ambiguity in either track costs both their credibility.

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References

  1. Al-Otaibi, H. (2024). Mandating and funding truth commissions. Institute Policy Papers, 3, 14–38.

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Basel Nima. (2026). Sequencing Transitional Justice: Accountability Before Reconciliation, or After?. EISSL.

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