International Human Rights

Go Back

Session Type: Section Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Location: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC

Room: Howard University Room

Floor: Level M1

The panel will examine the criminal prosecutions of former President Donald J. Trump from a transitional justice perspective. Transitional justice typically describes how societies respond to legacies of civil war or mass atrocities. But it also provides an important perspective on the Trump prosecutions as the U.S. grapples with the challenges posed by its first-ever indictments of a former president in the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the Capitol and attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The panel will explore how theories and experiences of transitional justice inform our understanding of the current prosecutions.