ABSTRACT
This chapter explores what kinds of factors might influence the practice and the success of transitional justice and restorative justice in particular. It argues that there are both external as well as internal factors that affect the adoption, implementation, and success of transitional justice and restorative justice. Political scientists have long highlighted the importance of regime type in a variety of political, social, and economic outcomes ranging from war and peace, to economic development, to political stability. Rather than a particular type of regime, it may be that the domestic political situation in a state may be a critical factor in transitional justice and restorative justice measures going forward. Society refers generally to individuals and groups organized through social or natural institutions. Social capital broadly defined is the amount of trust that exists in a particular community. First and perhaps most obviously, there is no one-size solution to postconflict situations.
