Liberia’s justice system is in shambles. Unless the government and donors make its reform a top priority, plans for improving economic governance, transforming the military and rebuilding infrastructure will not succeed. Fourteen years of civil war pulverised an already dysfunctional system, and the courts and judiciary have collapsed altogether in many places. In the next six months, government, lawyers, judges, civil servants and donors should devise a program, in consultation with civil society, which provides justice and protection for men and women, rich and poor alike. Stronger and impartial mechanisms are required in both statutory and customary law systems, and community-based programs should be created. Liberia was the catalyst for West Africa’s deadly wars. A Liberia driven by the unwavering principle of justice could become the anchor of its peace.