Reparations and International Law: How are Reparations to be Determined (Past Wrong or Current Effects), Against Whom, and What Form Should They Take?
by du Plessis, Max
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Max du Plessis and Stephen Pete, ed., Repairing the Past? International Perspectives on Reparations for Gross Human Rights Abuses. Oxford, UK: Intersentia. Pp. 147-177. “This chapter discusses reparation for slavery as a vehicle for broader discussion about reparation...
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Historical Reflections on Holocaust Reparations: Unfinished Business or an Example for Other Reparations Campaigns?
by Ludi, Regula
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Max du Plessis and Stephen Pete, ed., Repairing the Past? International Perspectives on Reparations for Gross Human Rights Abuses. Oxford, UK: Intersentia. Pp. 119-144. “…For an overall assessment, we cannot judge Holocaust reparations simply according to the...
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Amnesty or Impunity? A Preliminary Critique of the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa (TRC)
by Mamdani, Mahmood
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Max du Plessis and Stephen Pete, ed., Repairing the Past? International Perspectives on Reparations for Gross Human Rights Abuses. Oxford, UK: Intersentia. Pp. 83-118. “The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa was the fruit of a political compromise. The...
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Taking Apology Seriously
by Jenkins, Catherine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Max du Plessis and Stephen Pete, ed., Repairing the Past? International Perspectives on Reparations for Gross Human Rights Abuses. Oxford, UK: Intersentia. Pp. 53-81. “…The role of apology as a form of reparation for violations of human rights and international...
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Back to the Future: The Historical Dimension of Liberal Justice
by Freeman, Michael
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Max du Plessis and Stephen Pete, ed., Repairing the Past? International Perspectives on Reparations for Gross Human Rights Abuses. Oxford, UK: Intersentia. Pp. 29-51. “The case for reparative justice can, therefore, seem straightforward. If A wrongfully harms B, A...
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Reparations for Gross Violations of Human Rights in Context
by du Plessis, Max
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Max du Plessis and Stephen Pete, ed., Repairing the Past? International Perspectives on Reparations for Gross Human Rights Abuses. Oxford, UK: Intersentia. Pp. 3-28. “A work such as this is not able to do justice to a topic as broad as that set out in the title i.e...
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Witnessing the Peace of God in a Violent World
by Kireopoulos, Antonios
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 63-69. “Perhaps one of the most enduring photographic images of the events of 9/11 and its immediate aftermath is one of...
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Listener’s Report
by Vrame, Anton C.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 320-322. “…This conference, with its rich presentation of papers, will hopefully be seen as a major resource for those...
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Spirituality, Violence and the Desire for NonViolence: Another View and Perspective
by Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima, Lewis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 310-319. “…The purpose of these reflections is to develop the theme of spirtuality’s importance in relation to...
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The Spirit of Compassion in the Canonical Tradition of the Church
by Patsavos, Lewis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 303-309. “…As disparate as these examples may be, they all converge in the ideal of tolerance, a truly astounding ideal for...
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The Saints: An Embodied Presence of God’s Peace
by Skedros, James C.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 299-302. “The plethora of texts and images illuminating the saints in the Orthodox Christian tradition offer mixed messages of...
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Experiencing the Justice of God in the Liturgy
by Calivas, Alkiviadis C.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 286-298. “…I will limit my brief remarks to the justice of God in the liturgy, a justice that is restorative and...
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Forgiveness and Reconciliation According to the Patristic Tradition
by Dragas, George Dion.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 277-286. “…This renewal is called reconciliation and goes hand in hand with the working force of forgiveness. In the...
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Blessed are the Peacemakers for They Shall be Called the Children of God
by Fitzgerald, Thomas
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 268-276. “…This is the peace of Christ which can characterize our life even when we find ourself surrounded by turmoil and...
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Ambivalence, Subjectivity and Spiritual Life
by Clapsis, Emmanuel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 255-267. “It is my intention in this paper to advocate an Orthodox spiritual life that recognizes the dignity of all human beings,...
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