Ms. Batchelor graduated from Oxford University, UK with a BA in Experimental Psychology, then obtained an MA in International Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame in the US, and has followed training in Community Mediation Skills. She has worked at mediation in South Africa, Mexico and the US in addition to England. Her publications include: “Narrative and Traditional Peacebuilding Systems: Implications for Transitional Justice in Africa and Justice Systems in Britain.” The British Journal of Community Justice 6, no. 1 (in press). “Roots and Restoration: Traditional Peacebuilding Systems in Africa.” IJR Occasional Paper 7 (2006). With K. Alexander, A. Durand & T. Savage. “Truth Commissions and Transitional Justice: Update on a Select Bibliography on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission Debate.” The Journal of Law and Religion 20, no. 2 (2004-2005): 525.