With the publication of Reparations Programmes and Maximizing the Legacy of Hybrid Courts,
the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United
Nations system’s lead entity on transitional justice, launches the second part of its series of
transitional justice tools for post-conflict States. These publications are meant to help develop
sustainable institutional capacity within United Nations missions, as well as to assist transitional
administrations and civil society to better craft their responses to transitional justice needs.
Countries emerging from conflict often suffer weak or non-existent rule of law, inadequate
law enforcement, insufficient capacity in the administration of justice, and increased instances
of human rights violations. This situation is often exacerbated by a lack of public confidence in
State authorities and a shortage of resources.