Because liberalizing political transitions were perceived an uncommon phenomenon - as something extraordinary - transitional justice also came to be viewed as something fundamentally apart from other forms of justice. The justice tools in question, it was argued, were utilized in a special, or even unique, political context, and as opposed to ‘ordinary justice’ these tools should serve essentially political purposes, such as promoting acceptance of the new democracy (Nino 1996; Malamud-Goti 1991: 3-13).