In recent times, truth commissions and trials are being engaged concurrently for transitional justice in postconflict societies. This raises issues regarding their compatibility, coordination and benefits derived from such an approach to transitional justice.This book examines the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone, engaged by the government in collaboration with the UN in Sierra Leones peace building process. Operating in an environment of weak coordinating systems, the TRC and Special Court were pitched against each other,undermining their...