This chapter identifies some of the broader effects of the social and legal invisibility of aesthetically unfamiliar atrocity processes beyond merely adding to the so-called impunity gap that afflicts international criminal justice. It does so by demonstrating how aesthetic biases favoring horrifically spectacular crimes not only undermines the goals and values ascribed to ICL itself, but also contributes to a variety of negative outcomes that go far beyond missed prosecutorial opportunities. ICL’s myopic focus on horrifically spectacular crimes raises a host of troubling questions concerning what harms are prioritized and whose interests are served by international criminal justice. This chapter considers some of these implications, specifically those relating to theories of punishment, and ICL’s role in shaping historical memory, how transitional justice, peacebuilding, human rights issues are framed and pursued, along with global justice more broadly.

The conclusion of the book sums up the key arguments and findings and their contribution to the field of transitional justice and beyond. It builds on this to reflect on three key issues emerging from the book: rethinking socioeconomic justice and its role in post-conflict justice processes; the role and accountability of economic actors, including economic actors that are traditionally left out from transitional justice debates; and the possible pathways towards better justice processes in the future.

The conclusion of the book sums up the key arguments and findings and their contribution to the field of transitional justice and beyond. It builds on this to reflect on three key issues emerging from the book: rethinking socioeconomic justice and its role in post-conflict justice processes; the role and accountability of economic actors, including economic actors that are traditionally left out from transitional justice debates; and the possible pathways towards better justice processes in the future.

Chapter 6 addresses the question of how conceptions of justice emerge among conflict-affected communities in the aftermath of socieoconomic violence. It focuses particularly on two aspects of this question, underlying conceptions of justice (the content or meaning of justice itself) and the strategies or measures proposed to redress injustice (the type of claims put forwards by communities). The chapter builds on the idea, presented earlier in the book, that there is an element of political contestation inherent in the practice of post-war justice processes. The cases of Prijedor and Zenica are once again compared to illustrate how experiences of injustice are translated into different types of justice claims, depending on memories of the past as well on the role of the international intervention in their specific context.

Chapter 6 addresses the question of how conceptions of justice emerge among conflict-affected communities in the aftermath of socieoconomic violence. It focuses particularly on two aspects of this question, underlying conceptions of justice (the content or meaning of justice itself) and the strategies or measures proposed to redress injustice (the type of claims put forwards by communities). The chapter builds on the idea, presented earlier in the book, that there is an element of political contestation inherent in the practice of post-war justice processes. The cases of Prijedor and Zenica are once again compared to illustrate how experiences of injustice are translated into different types of justice claims, depending on memories of the past as well on the role of the international intervention in their specific context.

The chapter introduces the focus of the book, which is the importance of socioeconomic justice for transitional justice processes. While there is still scepticism in the literature as to whether and how transitional justice should address socioeconomic concerns, it seems increasingly evident that - in the Bosnian case discussed in the book as elsewhere - citizens of post-conflict countries mobilise around socioeconomic issues that are strictly linked to the legacies of post-conflict violence. The chapter briefly introduces the theoretical focus of the book, at the nexus of justice and political economy, and presents its argument and outline.

The chapter introduces the focus of the book, which is the importance of socioeconomic justice for transitional justice processes. While there is still scepticism in the literature as to whether and how transitional justice should address socioeconomic concerns, it seems increasingly evident that - in the Bosnian case discussed in the book as elsewhere - citizens of post-conflict countries mobilise around socioeconomic issues that are strictly linked to the legacies of post-conflict violence. The chapter briefly introduces the theoretical focus of the book, at the nexus of justice and political economy, and presents its argument and outline.