Noha Aboueldahab. “Transitional Justice as Repression and Resistance: Practices in the Arab World.” Journal of International Criminal Justice, vol. 21, no. 4 (2023): 701-717.
This article analyzes how transitional justice in the Arab World operates as both a mechanism of state repression and a form of legal resistance, particularly in the wake of the Arab uprisings. It emphasizes the evolving role of lawyers, legal institutions, and justice practices in confronting entrenched authoritarian regimes and supporting revolutionary goals like dismantling structural oppression.
The article argues that transitional justice in the Arab context repositions the state as the object of legal scrutiny, rather than simply the enforcer of justice. This shift creates opportunities for lawyers, human rights defenders, and civil society actors to challenge oppressive systems through strategic litigation, documentation, and international legal mechanisms.