Corruption and lack of capacity are also serious concerns with allowing local control of transitional justice mechanisms. In the wake of mass violence, there may be very few trustworthy leaders left in the afflicted society, not to mention the society’s physical infrastructure, which may have been completely destroyed. In such situations, those who come forward seeking to work on transitional justice projects may have financial motives or seek revenge against perpetrators of the violence. These concerns suggest that an important role remains for international law in supporting and guiding transitional justice mechanisms to ensure procedural fairness.