Publications, audio and video

Books

• War, conflict, and human rights: Theory and Practice, 3rd edition. Routledge, 2017, with Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman.
• Peace as Governance: Power-Sharing, Armed Groups and Contemporary Peace Negotiations. Palgrave, 2008.
• Globalizing justice for mass atrocities: a revolution in accountability. Routledge, 2005.
• Confronting Past Human Rights Violations: Justice vs. Peace in times of transition. Frank Cass/Routledge, 2004.

Edited volumes

• Transitional justice in the Middle East and North Africa. Hurst and Oxford University Press, 2016.
• Transitional justice and peacebuilding on the ground: Victims and ex-combatants. Routledge, 2013, with Jemima García-Godos, Johanna Herman, and Olga Martin-Ortega.
• Peacebuilding and the Rule of Law in Africa: Just Peace? Routledge, 2011, with Olga Martín-Ortega and Johanna Herman.
• Surviving Field Research: Working in Violent and Difficult Situations. Routledge, 2009, with John C. King, Julie A. Mertus, Olga Martín-Ortega and Johanna Herman.
• Peace versus Justice? The dilemma of transitional justice in Africa. James Currey and University of KwaZulu Natal Press, 2009, with Suren Pillay.
• International Law and International Relations: Bridging theory and practice. Routledge, 2007, with Thomas J. Biersteker, Peter J. Spiro and Veronica I. Raffo.
• Exploring Subregional Conflict: Opportunities for Conflict Prevention. Lynne Rienner, 2004, with Zoe Nielsen.
• From Promise to Practice: Strengthening UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent Conflict. Lynne Rienner, 2003, with Karin Wermester.
• Managing Armed Conflicts in the 21st Century. Frank Cass/Routledge, 2001, with Adekeye Adebajo.

Journal articles

• Do transitional justice measures help foster democratic security forces? Peacebuilding, 2020, 8 (2): 178-197, with Valerie Arnould and Johanna Herman.
• Peace, Governance and Rule of Law, and Transitional Justice: Interrogating the Connections. Journal of Human Rights Practice, 2017, 9 (3): 424-430.
• Beyond transitional justice: Peace, governance and rule of law. International Studies Review, 2017, 19 (1): 53-69.
• Fighting for justice (and survival): Kenyan civil society accountability strategies and their enemies. International Journal of Transitional Justice, 2015, 9 (3): 244-260, with Thomas Obel-Hansen.
• Making rights real? Minority and gender provisions and power-sharing arrangements. International Journal of Human Rights, 2013, 17 (2): 275-288.
• Spoilers of justice. Nordic Journal of Human Rights, 2013, 31 (2): 248-262.
• Closing impunity gaps: Regional transitional justice processes? Transitional Justice Review, 2013, 1 (1): 3-30, with Amy Ross.
• The Big Fish Won’t Fry Themselves: Criminal Accountability for Post-Election Violence in Kenya. African Affairs, 2012, 111 (443): 244-260, with Stephen Brown.
• Kenya in the Shadow of the ICC: Complementarity, Gravity and Impact. International Criminal Law Review, 2012, 12 (2): 219-244, with Stephen Brown.
• Power Sharing and Transitional Justice: A Clash of Paradigms? Global Governance, 2011, 17 (4): 489-505, with Stef Vandeginste.
• Justice delayed? Internationalised criminal tribunals and peace-building in Lebanon, Bosnia and Cambodia. Conflict, Security & Development, 2011, 11 (3): 335-356, with Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman.
• DDR and transitional justice: bridging the divide? Conflict, Security & Development, 2009, 9 (4): 455-474, with Johanna Herman.
• The Perils of Power-Sharing: Africa and Beyond. Africa Spectrum, 2009, 44 (3): 11-39, with Marie-Joëlle Zahar.
• Justice as Peace? Liberal Peacebuilding and Strategies of Transitional Justice. Global Society, 2007, 21 (4): 570-591.
• Geographies of Crime and Justice: Contemporary Transitional Justice and the Creation of ‘Zones of Impunity’. The International Journal of Transitional Justice, 2007, 1 (1): 45-65, with Amy Ross.
• Sri Lanka after the Tsunami: Opportunities Lost? Law and Society Trust Review, 2006, 17 (230): 1-22.
• Human Rights Claims vs. the State: Is Sovereignty Really Eroding? Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Rights Law, 2006, 1 (1): 107-120.
• International Law, International Relations Theory, and Post-Atrocity Justice: Towards a Genuine Dialogue. International Affairs, 2006, 82 (3): 467-78.
• Transitional Justice Comes of Age: Enduring Lessons and Challenges. Issues in Legal Scholarship, 2006, 6 (2). 
• Wrong-Sizing International Justice? The Hybrid Tribunal in Sierra Leone. Fordham International Law Journal, 2005, 29 (3): 472-506.
• Globalising Justice: From Universal Jurisdiction to Mixed Tribunals. Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 2004, 22 (1): 7-32.
• Revolutions in Accountability: New Approaches to Past Abuses. American University International Law Review, 2003, 19 (2): 301-429.
• Dilemmas of accountability: Politics, the military and commissions of inquiry in an ongoing civil war: The Case of Sri Lanka. Civil Wars, 2002, 5 (2): 96-121.
• Exercising Universal Jurisdiction: Contemporary Disparate Practice. International Journal of Human Rights, 2002, 6 (4): 49-76.
• Universal Jurisdiction – Problems and Prospects of Externalizing Justice. Finnish Yearbook of International Law, 2001, 12: 53-77.
• Introduction: Externalization of Justice: What Does It Mean and What Is at Stake? Finnish Yearbook of International Law, 2001, 12: 3-6, with Brad Roth.
• Truth commissions and the quest for justice: Stability and accountability after internal strife. International Peacekeeping, 2000, 7 (4): 91-106. 
• Truth Commissions and Political Theory: Tough Moral Choices in Transitional Situations. Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 2000, 18 (4): 471-492. 
• Introduction. International Peacekeeping, 2000, 7 (4): 13-19, with Adekeye Adebajo. 

Book chapters

• Transitional Justice and Power Sharing: Promoting or Hijacking Elite Accountability. In Caroline A. Hartzell and Andreas Mehler, eds. Power sharing and power relations in the aftermath of civil war. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2019, pp. 191-213.  
• Rule of Law, Security, and Transitional Justice in Fragile and Conflict-affected Societies. In William Durch, Joris Lari, and Richard Ponzio, eds. Just Security in an Undergoverned World. Oxford University Press, 2018, pp. 118-137, with Anja Mihr. 
• Liberal Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice: What Place for Socioeconomic Concerns? In Dustin N. Sharp, ed. Justice and Economic Violence in Transition. Springer, 2014, pp. 27-49.
• Beyond Justice versus Peace: Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding Strategies. In Karin Aggestam and Annika Björkdahl, eds. Rethinking peacebuilding : the quest for just peace in the Middle East and the Western Balkans. Routledge, 2013, pp. 48-63, with Johanna Herman and Olga Martin-Ortega. 
• Sri Lanka: Atrocities, Accountability, and the Decline of Rule of Law. In Renée Jefferey and Hun Joon Kim, eds. Transitional Justice in the Asia-Pacific. Cambridge University Press, 2013, pp. 61-86. 
• Victims, Excombatants, and the Communities: Irreconcilable Demands or Dangerous Convergence? In Thorsten Bonacker and Christoph Safferling, eds. Victims of International Crimes: An Interdisciplinary Discourse. T.M.C. Asser Press, 2013, pp. 233-251. 
• Tribunals, Legacies, and Local Culture: Lessons from Some African Experiences with International Criminal Justice. In Werner Gephart, Jürgen Brokoff, Andrea Schütte and Jan Christoph Suntrup, eds. Tribunale. Literarische Darstellung Und Juridische Aufarbeitung Von Kriegverbrechen Im Globalen Kontext. Verlag Vittorio Klosterman, 2013, pp. 97-116. 
• Post-Conflict Justice and Hybridity in Peacebuilding: Resistance or Cooptation? In Oliver P. Richmond and Audra Mitchell, eds. Hybrid Forms of Peace: From Everyday Agency to Post-Liberalism. Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, pp. 58-72.
• Perspectives on International Law in International Relations. In Basak Cali, ed. International Law for International Relations. Oxford University Press, 2010, pp. 25-45, with Fiona B. Adamson.
• Transitional Justice and the Liberal Peace. In Edward Newman, Roland Paris, and Oliver Richmond, eds. New Perspectives on Liberal Peacebuilding. United Nations University Press, 2009, pp. 112-130. 
• Resolving Conflicts and Pursuing Accountability: Beyond ‘Justice Versus Peace’. In Oliver Richmond, ed. Palgrave Advances in Peacebuilding. Palgrave, 2009, pp. 279-293.  
• Introduction: Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding. In Chandra Sriram and Suren Pillay, eds. Peace versus Justice? The dilemma of transitional justice in Africa. James Currey and University of KwaZulu Natal Press, 2009, pp. 1-18. 
• The International Criminal Court Africa Experiment: The Central African Republic, Darfur, Northern Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Chandra Sriram and Suren Pillay, eds. Peace versus Justice? The dilemma of transitional justice in Africa. James Currey and University of KwaZulu Natal Press, 2009, pp. 317-330.
• Conflict Mediation and the ICC: Challenges and Options for Pursuing Peace with Justice at the Regional Level. In Kai Ambos, Judith Large and Marieke Wierda, eds. Building a Future on Peace and Justice. Springer, 2009, pp. 303-319.
• Prevention and the Rule of Law: Rhetoric and Reality. In Agnès Hurwitz, with Reyko Huang, eds. Civil War and the Rule of Law: Security, Development, Human Rights. Lynne Rienner, 2008, pp. 71-90. 
• China’s Role in Human Rights Abuses in Africa: Clarifying Issues of Culpability. In Robert I. Rotberg, ed. China into Africa: Trade, Aid, and Influence. Brookings Institution Press, 2008, pp. 250-271, with Stephen Brown.
• Justice for whom? Assessing hybrid approaches to accountability in Sierra Leone. In Muna Ndulo, ed. Security, Reconstruction and Reconciliation: When the Wars End. Routledge, 2007, pp. 145-164. 
• Introduction: international law and international politics – old divides, new developments. In Thomas Biersteker, Peter Spiro, Chandra Sriram, and Veronica Raffo, eds. International Law and International Relations: Bridging Theory and Practice. Routledge, 2006, pp. 1-24, with Veronica Raffo, Peter Spiro and Thomas Biersteker. 
• Bringing security back in: IR theory and moving beyond the “justice versus peace” debate in international and transitional justice. In Thomas Biersteker, Peter Spiro, Chandra Sriram, and Veronica Raffo, eds. International Law and International Relations: Bridging Theory and Practice. Routledge, 2006, pp. 222-235, with Youssef Mahmoud. 
• Globalisation of Justice: for Better or Worse? In Roger Brownsword, ed. Global Governance and the Quest for Justice – Volume IV. Human Rights. Hart Publishing, 2005.
• Introduction: Why Examine Subregional Sources and Dynamics of Conflict? In Chandra Sriram and Zoe Nielsen, eds. Exploring subregional conflict: Opportunities for conflict prevention. Lynne Rienner, 2004, pp. 1-16, with Zoe Nielsen. 
• Dynamics of Conflict in Central America. In Chandra Sriram and Zoe Nielsen, eds. Exploring subregional conflict: Opportunities for conflict prevention. Lynne Rienner, 2004, pp. 131-168. 
• Introduction. In Chandra Sriram and Karin Wermester, eds. From Promise to Practice: Strengthening UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent Conflict. Lynne Rienner, 2003, pp. 1-9. 
• From Risk to Response: Phases of Conflict, Phases of Conflict Prevention. In Chandra Sriram and Karin Wermester, eds. From Promise to Practice: Strengthening UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent Conflict. Lynne Rienner, 2003, pp. 13-34, with Karin Wermester. 
• Insights from the Cases: Opportunities and Challenges for Preventive Actors. In Chandra Sriram and Karin Wermester, eds. From Promise to Practice: Strengthening UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent Conflict. Lynne Rienner, 2003, pp. 351-374. 
• Preventive Action at the United Nations: From Promise to Practice? In David Malone and Fen Osler Hampson, eds. From Reaction to Conflict Prevention: Opportunities for the UN System. Lynne Rienner, 2002, pp. 381-398, with Karin Wermester. 

Consultancy documents, reports and policy papers

• Responding to mass atrocities and human rights abuses, UK Department for International Development, 2015, preparation of reading pack, webinar and related materials for conflict advisers on mass atrocities.
• Rule of Law, Security and Transitional Justice in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Societies, Stimson Center and Hague Institute for Global Justice, 2015, with Anja Mihr.
• Civil society and transitional justice in Kenya. LSE Security in Transition Paper, 2015.
• Pathways of impact: How transitional justice affects democratic institution-building. 2014, with Valerie Arnould.
• The Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Promoting Justice or Prolonging Conflict? Conciliation Resources, Accord No. 24, 2012.
• A breakthrough in justice? Accountability for post-election violence in Kenya. Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, 2010, with Stephen Brown.
• Unfinished Business: Peacebuilding, Accountability, and Rule of Law in Lebanon. SOAS Law Working Papers, 2010. 
• Governance in Conflict Prevention and Recovery: A Guidance Note. United Nations Development Programme, 2009, lead author with Judith Large and Stephen Brown.
• Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding Strategies: Considerations for Policymakers. Centre on Human Rights in Conflict and University of Lund, 2009, with Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman.
• Evaluating and Comparing Strategies of Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice. Centre on Human Rights in Conflict and University of Lund, 2009, with Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman.
• Peace as governance? Critical challenges to power-sharing peace deals. Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, 2009.
• Just peace? Peacebuilding and rule of law in Africa: Lessons for policymakers. Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, 2009, with Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman.
• From Promise to Practice: Strengthening UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent Conflict. International Peace Academy, 2003, with Karin Wermester. 
• Sharing Best Practices on Conflict Prevention: The UN, Regional and Subregional Organizations, National and Local Actors. International Peace Academy, 2002, with Albrecht Schnabel, John Packer and Augustine Toure. 

Commentaries and blog posts

• Uncovering Justice and Development Linkages. GCRF Justice, Conflict and Development site, 29 January 2018, with Alan Keenan and Mohamed Sesay. 
• Rwanda takes the initiative to prosecute international crimes itself. The Conversation, 17 January 2017.  
• “Comments” in Transitional justice and judicial activism symposium. Opinio Juris, 10 December 2015.
• ‘Africa’s Pinochet’ or the beginning of ‘African Solutions’? Al Jazeera, 9 February 2013.
• Justice in transition: Rule of law, peacebuilding, victims and excombatants. Global Policy, 26 February 2013.
• ICJ and Habre: A Possible End to a Long Road to Accountability. The Jurist, 12 March 2012.
• ICC hypocrisy over war crimes. The Guardian, 22 June 2010.
• The ICC Review Conference: The Forgotten Issues. The Jurist, 17 June 2010.
• State aggression is finally a crime: But how is it punished? The Guardian, 14 June 2010.
• Looking forward, backward, or just away? Human Rights and Human Welfare Roundtable, 1 June 2009.
• The Prosecutor of the ICC: Too Political, Not Political Enough, or Both? Human Rights and Human Welfare Roundtable, May 2009. 
• A Curse Not Limited to Cambodia. Human Rights and Human Welfare Roundtable, April 2009. 
• For Zimbabwe, talking is no cure. The Guardian, 20 August 2008, with Stephen Brown and Marie-Joëlle Zahar. 
• Travel Advisory: War Criminals Beware, Justice Ahead. The Jurist, 29 October 2007, with Amy Ross. 
• A dangerous step. The Guardian, 5 June 2007, with Marie-Joelle Zahar. 
• China, Human Rights, and the Sudan. The Jurist, 30 January 2007. 
• Catch-22 in Uganda: The LRA, the ICC, and the Peace Process. The Jurist, 17 July 2006, with Amy Ross. 
• Trying Habre in Senegal: An African Solution to an African Problem? The Jurist, 6 July 2006. 
• Bad Politics, Worse Law: Re-writing the UK Human Rights Act. The Jurist, 16 May 2006. 
• Trying Charles Taylor: Justice Here, There, Anywhere? The Jurist, 4 April 2006, with Amy Ross. 
• The UN Human Rights Council: Another Missed Opportunity. The Jurist, 12 March 2006. 
• Exporting Torture: US Rendition and European Outrage. The Jurist, 13 December 2005. 

Audio

• Transitional Justice: Quo Vadis? Oxford Transitional Justice Research seminar series, 4 December 2015.
• Does transitional justice affect democratic institution-building? Oxford Transitional Justice Research seminar series, 9 March 2015.
• After the Peace, then What? Kenyon Institute/British Council in Palestine, 23 May 2012.
• The Shadow of the ICC: Positive Complementarity and the Situation in Kenya. Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict Seminar Series, University of Oxford, 11 November 2011.

Video

• Engaging with truth claims and the pursuit of justice, University College London, 15 February 2018
• Mass atrocities: challenges, opportunities and processes. GSDRC Seminar, 8 October 2015. 
• Television interview on the release of the Brazilian Truth Commission Report. BBC World News, 10 December 2014.
• Justice Programming in Conflict Affected and Transitioning Countries. Interview. Global Policy, 26 February 2013.