This new approach to transitional justice presents a challenge to traditional visions of international law. It redefines international as pluralist (rather than universalist) and law as process (rather than substance). Both of these moves make transitional justice more effective. Universal- ism assumes that one size fits all; pluralism recognizes and responds to different normative visions of justice. A process-based approach to dispute resolution is required to implement this framework. Rather than assuming that there is one transcendental legal standard and one preferred legal mechanism for performing transitional justice, we must start with an inclusive process that asks what form accountability should take in order to increase legitimacy within a particular society. By shifting the frame we use to define international and broadening the boundaries of what we mean by law, we can design more effective international legal institutions and a more effective system of international law.