Transitional Justice For Sustainable Peace

The value of peace is eternal. In old times, peace was mainly linked with the state’s security and order. It did not address the causes of conflict arising out of fear and unmet basic needs. Civil wars opened the fissures of society and their resolution became vital for social and national unity. The constitution has offered a basis for the arbitration of rival interests. Democratic revolution has added extra values for peace: human rights, justice, inclusion, representation and a tuneful bond with nature. In post-conflict nations like Nepal, sustainable peace requires reducing conflict producing causes, abolition of coercion in human ties and justice to conflict victims and the poor.