The Concept and the Elements of Participation in the Process of Restorative Justice’s Process and Its Impact on Transitional Society

This article first reviews the concept as well as the elements of participation in the process of restorative justice, and emphasizes the importance of the presence of all parties including victims, perpetrators, and the local communities, in conflict resolution in transitional society. The article also studies the impact of participation in achieving the major goals of the transitional society including national reconciliation and peaceful coexistence. The main question of the article is whether the multi-party participation in the process of the restorative justice has an impact on the realization of the goals of the transitional society. This article argues that the participation of all parties in a transitional society, as victim, perpetrator, or local community has a great deal of impact in the achievement of these goals, and it provides for both the protection of victims and rehabilitation of the perpetrators and it provides for both the protection of victims and rehabilitation of the perpetrators.