Blog #4: Taking Action

Justice is a way of bringing peace to the affected individual of a crime committed towards the family. Conflict has always existed and it will still persist unless our attitudes change towards others. Humans have rights for which they have been violated in some instances, but later they have accomplished peace building with the enemy. During this semester there were several aspects that were significant to my learning experience. This was a challenging course, but it had a positive impact on how I viewed the world.

The activity that had an impact in which I viewed society changed completely when I played the game Against All Odds. In this particular game I understood how wealth and power affect one’s ability to enjoying human rights because the more power that an individual has the more rights you are entitled to. It was surprising to see that many individuals have to go thru many hardships to find a refugee country. Many individuals do not accept the fact that many individuals want to be in their country for protection. They will always see the refugee as an enemy to society.

In my overall understanding it is important to have change occur for the best of the society. Transitional Justice occurs after human rights have been violated. When injustice occur it is necessary to have change for the best for the people. For refugees times of transition is important because they know that they will have the support from outsiders and they are willing to accept responsibility of what will come their way.

Sometimes justice has to wait. That does not mean it will not happen eventually, or that immediately realizing other goals. Such as preventing perpetrators form reasserting power or terrorizing the population, are not essential. One of the lessons of these cases is that even if justice waits eventually its time will come. Thus immediate action on all aspects of the transitional justice front is not always essential. (Lutz, 334) While we might believe that transitional justice processes contribute to the solidification of democratic civil society institutions, there are so many other independent variables that are part of any transitional processes that contribute to the solidification of democratic civil society institutions, there are many other independent variables that are part of any transition process that it is hard to isolate what role accountability measures played. (Lutz, 339)

It is important to understand what is going on around us and within our society. It is also imperative to help when there are post-conflict issues. I believe that it is important to learn more about conflict and what impact it has in today’s society. Helping those who need help in my community could be a good alternative because this could make a difference in someone’s life. If I have the opportunity to help out with current issues that are occurring I would. I would have a positive impact within the society, but before that could be accomplished I would have to walk in their footsteps and understand what is going on around them. Otherwise it would be difficult to accomplish such goals.

Reference:
Roht-Arriaza, Naomi & Mariezcurrena, Javier. (2006). Transitional Justice in the 21st Century. Cambridge University Press.