Book launch: Brianne McGonigle Leyh, Transitional Justice in the United States of America

Join us at Utrecht University for a book launch by Prof. Brianne McGonigle Leyh on Transitional Justice in the USA on 18 May 2026. 

This book employs a transitional justice lens in order to explore justice initiatives in the United States of America. Transitional justice developed out of societal demands to better address serious abuse, injustice, and atrocities – initially in South American post-authoritarian contexts transitioning to democratic states and later elsewhere, but especially within post-conflict contexts. The lens of transitional justice has only rarely been extended to the United States and never in a comprehensive way.

Programme

16:00 Room is open for tea and coffee
16:15 Welcome & introduction
16:30 Panel discussion
17:15 Audience Q&A
17:30 Closing remarks
17:45 Drinks

Moderator: Barrie Sander
Book presentation by: Brianne McGonigle Leyh
Discussants: Tine Destrooper, Linda Nooitmeer, James Kennedy and Julie Fraser

More about this book

Brianne McGonigle Leyh, Transitional Justice in the United States of America (Routledge 2026)