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UN Economic and Social Council Endorses Basic Principles on Restorative Justice.

Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015

Source: (2002) Restorative Justice Online. August 2002 Edition.

On July 24, 2002, the UN Economic and Social Council adopted a resolution encouraging countries to use Basic Principles on the Use of Restorative Justice Programmes in Criminal Matters in developing and implementing restorative justice in their countries.

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