Restorative Justice in Africa: Fruits of Networking.
by Liebmann, Marian
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online. March 2008 Edition. Interest in restorative justice is growing throughout Africa. In this article, Marian Liebmann, a restorative justice trainer in the UK, describes how a conference in Lagos, Nigeria allowed individuals from different countries to...
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AN INTRODUCTION TO RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN PORTUGAL
by de Brito, Paulo
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Restorative Justice Online February 2008 Edition “In July 2007, Portugal enacted statutory law regulating victim-offender mediation. This essay seeks to address how the provisions of Law no. 21/2007, of 12 June, can be understood within Europe’s international...
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Legislating the Use of Victim Offender Mediation in Portugal
by de Brito, Paulo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online February 2008 Edition “In July 2007, Portugal enacted “Law no. 21/2007 of June 12″ regulating the use of victim offender mediation. The legislation outlines cases in which mediation can be used, the process for referral, limits on...
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Pickering, J. 2008. Antoinette Saayman vs. The State. Case No:CA&R 82/2007. High Court of South Africa. (Eastern Cape Division).
by Editor, Olga
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Pickering, J. 2008. Antoinette Saayman vs. The State. Case No:CA&R 82/2007. High Court of South Africa. (Eastern Cape Division). “In January 2008, a ruling from the High Court of South Africa (Eastern Cape Division) set aside a lower court ruling requiring a defendant...
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Court Ruling Upholds Principles of Restorative Justice, Overturns Shaming Sanction
by Editor, Olga
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online February 2008 Edition “In January, a ruling from the High Court of South Africa (Eastern Cape Division) set aside a lower court ruling requiring a defendant convicted of six counts of fraud to publicly wear a placard announcing her guilt and...
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New Guidelines for Implementing Mediation in Europe
by Editor, Olga
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online February 2008 Edition “In November 2007, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) issued Guidelines for a Better Implementation of the Existing Recommendation Concerning Mediation in Penal Matters. The document urges member...
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Colaborando con la Justicia en Libertad. Buenas prácticas en el marco del Proyecto Piloto de Justicia Juvenil Restaurativa.
by Salazar, Olga
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Justicia Restaurativa En Linea. Washington, DC: Prison Fellowship International La aplicación de criterios de la justicia restaurativa permite crear oportunidades educativas para que los adolescentes que entran en conflicto con la ley recuperen el camino. En este artÃÂculo...
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¿Qué es la justicia juvenil restaurativa?
by Vásquez Bermejo, Oscar
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Justicia Restaurativa En Linea. Washington, DC: Prison Fellowship International Una nueva idea de la justicia se abre paso ante el fracaso de la justicia retributiva tradicional. Un concepto renovador que atiende a las causas y efectos del fenómeno del delito, tanto a la...
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Justiça Restaurativa: uma longa maratona ou os 110m com barreiras? Breves notas pessoais
by Sousa Periera, Sonia
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Justicia Restaurativa En Linea. Washington, DC: Prison Fellowship International Ao contrário do que se possa imaginar, olhando para um passado muito recente, podemos afirmar que o movimento restaurativo se tem expandido a um ritmo impetuoso, não obstante a vontade patente...
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O falcão e o rouxinol: quem medeia o confronto dos que cuidam do conflito? – Aproximações e dessemelhanças entre Justiça e Judiciário.
by Lucio da Silva, Gilberto
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Justicia Restaurativa En Linea. Washington, DC: Prison Fellowship International Costuma-se aludir ao apoderamento das práticas de aplicação da Justiça pelos representantes do Poder Judiciário assinalando jocosamente que quando o Juiz não chega a pensar que...
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Is Punishment the Appropriate Response to Gross Human Rights Violations? Is a Non-punitive Justice System Feasible?
by Fattah, Ezzat A
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Paper presented at the conference “The Politics of Restorative Justice In Post-Conflict South Africa and Beyond”, Cape Town, 21-22 September. Proponents of Restorative Justice in the West often forget that Africa is the cradle of R.J. Social evolution in...
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Sentencing Circles and Intimate Violence: A Canadian feminist Perspective.
by Cameron, Angela
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Canadian Journal of Women and the Law. 18(2):479-512. Advocates of restorative justice claim that these models can benefit offenders, victims, and communities and also address historical injustices perpetrated against Aboriginal peoples. These claims extend to cases of intimate...
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Restorative Justice – Politics, Policies and Prospects.
by Dissel, Amanda
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Cape Town: Juta Law. This book contains a selection of papers presented at an international conference entitled ‘The politics of restorative justice in South Africa and beyond’, held near Cape Town in 2006. The conference aimed to foster debate on and about...
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How to deal with mass victimization and gross human rights violations. A restorative justice approach.
by Weitekamp, Elmar G. M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Ewald and Turkovic (eds) Large-Scale Victimisation as a Potential Source of Terrorist Activities – Importance of Regaining Security in Post-Conflict Societies. Amsterdam: IOS Press. PP. 217-241. In this chapter we examine post-conflict situations and how countries dealt...
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Justicia Restaurativa Otra Forma de Establecer Disciplina
by Britto Ruiz, Diana
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Justicia Restaurativa En Linea. Washington, DC: Prison Fellowship International La primera instancia de educación es la familia que desde la más tierna infancia inculca a sus integrantes pautas culturales y de comportamiento. En un segundo momento de la vida, escuela y...
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