In Chapter Four, I ask the question “justice to what ends” by exploring the continued relevance of viewing transitional justice as a vehicle for the promotion of liberal democracy. One could also think of this as questioning the “why” of liberal-legalist transitional justice. While the field undoubtedly has its roots in the paradigmatic transitions to liberal democracy in places like Argentina and Chile, I argue that transitional justice practice has for some time been applied to a range of contexts, and can be leveraged to serve both liberal and illiberal means. This suggests that transitional justice practice is not a one-way ratchet of liberal betterment, but depends in large measure on the context in which it is deployed and the motivations of its architects. Accordingly, I call for a more open-ended transitional justice project, seeking to understand how practice works in a range of contexts, from paradigmatic transitions, to non-transitions, to consolidated democracies. I also review case studies and the empirical literature looking at the long-term effects of transitional justice practice.