“Finally a book convincingly and empirically demonstrates that Latin America serves as a model on how to best deal with human rights abuses from the past….” “…an original, sophisticated and nuanced interpretation.”

Ariel Dulitzky, University of Texas School of Law/UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances, USA

“The editors take on one of the key challenges in writing about transitional justice: establishing valid systematic comparisons without losing the context and particularity of each country’s process.” “…will add greatly to theoretical and practical discussions on the direction and future of transitional (and post-transitional) justice.”

Naomi Roht-Arriaza, University of California, Hastings College of Law, USA

“This book presents the most ambitious and systematic attempt yet to provide an in-depth comparative analysis of transitional justice processes… an important step in shaping the development of empirical research in the transitional justice field.”

Hugo van der Merwe, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, Cape Town, South Africa

“A great contribution for our understanding of transitional justice in Latin America. It combines systematic comparative analysis with qualitative case studies and historical sequencing with synchronic assessments of policy outcomes. The challenge was great but the authors clearly succeeded!!!!”

Catalina Smulovitz, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina

“The editors usefully establish a common framework with which to more systematically analyze the rich qualitative data collected by an impressive roster of country specialists. Some innovative data visualizations are used to illustrate outcomes in particular cases, and also to facilitate cross-national comparison across space and time.”

Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA