Abstract
Scholars of transitional justice have recently suggested that our understanding of transitions need not be restricted to societies moving from authoritarian regimes to democracy. In fact, “non-paradigm transitions” occur in purportedly democratic states as well, in the aftermath of large-scale and State-sanctioned violations of human rights. This article focuses on one such non-paradigm transition occurring in the state of Gujarat in India post the 2002 communal carnage. The author proposes that in addition to retributive responses to the human rights violations, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission should be seriously considered as a means of effecting a real transition to peace in Gujarat.
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Kilara, Ameya
(2022)
"Facing the Demons of the Past: Transitional Justice in Gujarat,"
Socio-Legal Review: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://repository.nls.ac.in/slr/vol3/iss1/5
