Does Feminism Need a Theory of Transitional Justice? An Introductory Essay

Bell, Christine; O'Rourke, Catherine

doi:10.1093/ijtj/ijm002

Does Feminism Need a Theory of Transitional Justice? An Introductory Essay

The International Journal of Transitional Justice, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 23-44, 2007

Posted: 19 May 2009

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Catherine O'Rourke

Ulster University - Transitional Justice Institute

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Date Written: 2007

Abstract

This essay surveys feminist scholarship and praxis on transitional justice, examining its ongoing contribution to the conceptualization and design of transitional justice mechanisms. We examine some of the gender implications of a specifically ‘transitional’ theory of justice. The essay concludes by proposing that feminist theory should focus on how transitional justice debates help or hinder broader projects of securing material gains for women through transition, rather than trying to fit a feminist notion of justice within transitional justice frameworks.

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Bell, Christine and O'Rourke, Catherine, Does Feminism Need a Theory of Transitional Justice? An Introductory Essay (2007). The International Journal of Transitional Justice, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 23-44, 2007. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1405077 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijtj/ijm002