ABSTRACT
Concerns about large-scale victimisation during the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and about their negative impact for present and future relationships led to public discussion and some very precise steps in the direction of applying of restorative justice as one response to the atrocities and their denial. The main purpose of these efforts in some parts of the former Yugoslavia (including Serbia) was to try to break the cycle of violence and to establish long-term peace and normal relationships between different ethnic groups and political opponents. However, it seems there are many unresolved questions and misunderstandings about it and, in first place, about the role, purpose, tasks and organisation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
