Review
“The scholarship on transitional justice has flourished in the last decade. But few have analyzed the connections between transitional justice and judicial politics. Elin Skaar’s book does just that. It explores in the cases of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay the role of courts in shaping options and trajectories of post-transitional justice – and concretely the chances of criminal prosecutions for past crimes. The volume greatly enriches the theory and empirical knowledge of the political and institutional complexities that shape transitional justice outcomes as these unfold. Through this scholarly contribution we are one step closer to bridging our understanding of how past legacies and the future of post-transitional processes are connected.”--Pilar Domingo, ODI