Translational Overview: Transitional Justice and Rules of International Humanitarian Law

Abstract

Abstract

Transitional justice is looked at mainly as an effort that aims toredress human rights violations, nonetheless, the international humanitarian law and the international human rights lawimpose commitments on countries undergoing democratic change. Those commitments which are at the core of transitional justice work are: conducting investigations of serious violations and punishing its perpetrators; learning the truth, victims’ compensation; and ensuring the violations are not repeated. Many human rights treaties establish these obligations. Actual applications indicate that any program for achieving transitional justice is usually aimed at stopping ongoing violations of human rights, learning the truth,and reparations. But how can the goals of transitional justice be achieved if it is governments that commit grave violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law? In the sense that is the human rights environment in those countries appropriate and reasonable to achieve the goals of transitional justice?

Keywords: Transitional justice, International humanitarian law,Human rights violations,Human rights law,Transitional justice work.