From 8th to 9th September 2012 the Essex Transitional Justice Network and the School of Law of the University of Essex held their third international Research seminar on the economic and social dimensions of transitional justice, funded by the British Academy. The aim of the seminar was to contribute to advancing the theoretical conceptualization of the economic and social dimensions of transitional justice. The discussants were asked to address the following questions:

• What are the economic and social issues that are relevant to TJ?
• What are the benefits of broadening TJ mechanisms in this way, and what are potential drawbacks?
• How can the inclusion of socio-economic factors be achieved?
• And how can socio-economic issues specific to TJ be distinguished from general problems surrounding the violation of economic and
• Are these the right questions to be asked in order to advance the discussion of the economic and social dimensions of TJ, or which questions should, instead, be addressed?

To read the seminar discussion paper, please click here.