tse's method is unique, being both bottom-up and top-down, inspired by her twin roles of minister and lawyer. the group supports on-the-ground defense lawyers, but also interacts with police, prosecutors and judges rather than treat them as "the enemy" since they are the entities committing or condoning the abuses. at the same time, ibj focuses on individual cases but also seeks to reform the overall public justice systems where it operates. this idea of "embracing the other side," as well as working at the individual and system-wide level, makes tse's and ibj's work distinctive.