Security Sector Reform and Transitional Justice Nexus : An Analysis of the International Peace-Building Collaboration in Kosovo

Security Sector Reform (SSR) has assumed increasing importance in the post-conflict reconstruction process and added to the list of transitional justice mechanisms. Yet the relationship between SSR and transitional justice is largely underexplored, even if they share many of the same goals: accountability for past crimes, capacity building to strengthen the rule of law, legitimacy, and deterrence. This paper traces and analyzes the evolution of the inter-institutional division of labor between the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), and NATO Mission in Kosovo (KFOR) on SSR and transitional justice matters in Kosovo