As a result of the expansion, transitional justice appears to have lost its connection to ‘an exclusive “moment” in time’ (McEvoy and McGregor 2008: 6), and conceptions are broadening concerning the kind of cases and actors relevant for the field. The transition, it has been noted, implies a ‘journey, with a starting point and a finishing point’ (Aoláin and Campbell 2005: 182), but with the expansion of transitional justice discourses, both the starting point and the finishing point of that journey have become increasingly unclear. The fact that ideas about transition are themselves in transition means that there is increased uncertainty concerning the main goals and actors of transitional justice.
Specifically, are different goals and actors equally relevant to all types of cases where justice processes are considered within a transitional justice paradigm?