Discourses on transitional justice have moved to the very forefront of debates about democratization, conflict prevention and peace building. The enhanced normative power of the transitional justice paradigm seems to reflect an increased belief among important actors that the central question is no longer ‘whether something should be done after atrocity but how it should be done’ (Nagy 2008: 276). The strengthened position of the field is associated with increased claims for inclusion, but the field’s