When emerging from conflict, nations seek ways in which to address the atrocities of the past in order to move towards a more peaceful future. There are no shortcuts or simple solutions to heal the wounds of the victims who experienced those treacherous events. Invariably, the enunciation of retributive justice and restorative justice arises as a means to find a solution. As it turns out, the fields of retributive justice and restorative justice are both relatively emerging examples of approaches and, over the last decade, there has been an expansion and mutual interaction to inform people about needs, rights and on the expectations of divided societies. and individuals whose lives have been destroyed by conflict. Conversely, as simple as justice may seem to have such a short definition (the quality of being just or righteous), it is likely assumed that the term (justice) is superficial. This essay raises a very complex and controversial question: is there conflict in what defines true justice? “Justice does not consist in being neutral between right and wrong, but in discovering the right and defending it, wherever it is found, against the wrong.” - President Theodore RooseveltTrue justice means that everyone, of all ethnicities, ages, genders, and sexual preferences, is treated equally under the law. Unfortunately today we live in a world where “true justice” has never truly existed. Because justice is in the eye of the beholder, there is a violent clash between conceptions of how to seek it. In the traditional system, this is done in courts around the world (ICTR, ICTY, Supreme Court, etc.) where actions in court are all directed at the perpetrator in contempt of the victim... in the middle of paper.. ....f all sovereignty because of the First World War. Why vent hatred on murderers when justice should regard them as defective units that need to be repaired or replaced? The purpose of the criminal system is to establish whether the accused is guilty and, if so, to find out what motivated him to commit the crime. The focus is not on the responsibility or culpability of the offender, but on discovering the best way to solve it. For example, if traditional tribunals such as the ICTR were established, sentencing perpetrators of genocide would be classified as a form of retributive justice that has a limited effect in shaping reconciliation: automatically forgetting the core issues of post-genocide resolution and focusing hard on them. punish the guilty person(s). Barbara Wootton states that "the purpose of punishment, then, is to try to get this 'fix' and to "put him on the path to virtue..”