This book emerges at a time when there is growing criticism of both truth commissions and transitional justice as a whole. Its purpose is to understand the impact and legacy of these institutions over the past fifty years.

Contributions by: Jeremy Sarkin, Filipa Raimundo, Susanne Buckley-Zistel, Luke Moffett, Brianne McGonigle Leyh, Erin Daly, Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, Padraig McAuliffe