Transitional Justice in the Anthropocene

The notion of ‘transitional justice in the Anthropocene’ describes a novel research and practice agenda for transitional justice that responds to the new earth system context in which justice interventions are to unfold for the foreseeable future. The Anthropocene context is characterised by unprecedented human influence on the earth system, where accelerating system transformations towards unsustainability present new challenges for governments and societies, including the growing prospect of climate related conflict and democratic breakdown. Societal stability at national and global levels is threatened by factors including the loss of natural resources, infrastructure and livelihoods and rising global poverty and food insecurity.