Conclusion Prosecutorial initiatives face many hurdles. Long-term solutions will require domestic capacity development, and a significant commitment of time and resources. In the interim, efforts should be made to staff and equip specialized teams of prosecutors and investigators who understand the specific challenges of pursuing accountability for system crimes. Mapping exercises can help inform a strategic approach to prosecutions, and efforts should be made to gather and preserve documentation and other forms of evidence. Ideally, such an approach will help to build an enduring, specialized and multidisciplinary capacity to deal with future violations. Taking a goal-oriented, strategic approach that seeks to build trust in public institutions and restore the dignity of victims is essential to the contribution of these initiatives to reducing impunity, restoring democratic values, preventing further violations and building the rule of law. For this, it is also essential for trials to apply the optimum legal strategy and to be perceived as fair. Complementing domestic capacity with international capacity may allow prosecutions to proceed more effectively and expeditiously, but the deployment of such capacity should be carefully planned, with the aim in mind of leaving a legacy. 39