This website, or online module, is an educational resource that explores transitional justice issues. We hope you will use the module to deepen your understanding of important questions around responsibility, judgment, forgiveness, reconciliation and justice.This website, or online module, is an educational resource that explores transitional justice issues. We hope you will use the module to deepen your understanding of important questions around responsibility, judgment, forgiveness, reconciliation and justice. The module also offers a variety of case studies, which will allow you to compare and contrast how transitional justice issues are played out in different histories.

In this online module you will find a variety of resources:

• Case Studies. Four main case studies on transitional justice are presented: Germany, Northern Ireland, Rwanda and South Africa. The module does not present a comprehensive, in-depth look at each of these four countries as they attempt, in their own unique ways, to heal, rebuild and work towards justice after genocide or mass violence. Rather, the module offers an introduction, highlighting some key transitional justice issues and challenges for each country. Within these case studies, you will find readings, video clips and other resources (see below).
• "Tools." Working towards justice after genocide or mass violence requires major efforts on multiple levels. There is not simply one solution or approach needed, but many. As discussed in the overview, Facing History and Ourselves considers a "toolbox" of approaches to transitional justice issues, and in this module, you can explore the content by "tool" in addition to exploring by country. Each tool contains readings, video clips and other resources specific to that approach (one of the tools, for example, is "Institutional Reform," and contains readings across several different case studies).
• Readings. Some readings provide information and context, while others are more personal stories and testimonies that illustrate in a very real sense the complexities and realities of transitional justice. These two types of readings complement each other, and are meant to be used together. Most readings are fairly short, which would allow teachers to lead a discussion on specific issues within the time period of one classroom session. At the end of most readings, you will find "Connections" questions for the classroom that will help you stimulate discussion.
• Voices. This section of the module contains video clips of scholars, educators, survivors and others speaking about specific transitional justice issues. Most of these clips come from videos of institutes, workshops and community events sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves. For those of you without audio and video capabilities on your computers, or without high-speed connection to the Internet, a transcription of each clip is provided.
• Lessons and Activities. In this section of the module, you will find Facing History and Ourselves lessons and activities relating to transitional justice. Some of these lessons use content directly from this module, while others rely on other Facing History resources, including readings from our resource book, Holocaust and Human Behavior.
• Chronologies. This section contains links to historical timelines for each of our four main case studies. The chronologies were not developed by Facing History and Ourselves, but rather are links to timelines from various websites we find particularly useful.
• Additional Resources. This section contains links to relevant websites that offer a wealth of information on transitional justice issues.
• Maps. Like the chronologies, these maps of the four countries presented in the module are helpful tools for teachers and students. And like the chronologies, the maps were not developed by Facing History and Ourselves, but rather are links to various websites.

We hope that you find this module helpful as you explore these important issues. We welcome any comments, questions or feedback. Thanks!