Rethinking Domestic Violence in Theory and Practice.
by Chancer, Lynn S.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Deviant Behavior, 25: 255–275. Drawing on the author’s previous work, this article suggests that conceptual advantages result from envisioning domestic violence on a larger continuum of ‘‘normalized’’ to...
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Gacaca Courts: Between Fantasy and Reality.
by Fierens, Jacques
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Journal of International Criminal Justice. 3:896-919. Faced with an overflowing caseload and imperatives of national reconciliation, Rwandan authorities have established a system of justice, meted out through gacaca courts under the legal framework created by organic laws. The...
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Aboriginal Injustice: Making Room for a Restorative Paradigm.
by Kwochka, Daniel
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Saskatchewan Law Review. 60:153-187. The most promising recommendations include having more native involvement in planning, decision-making, and service delivery, having more recognition of Aboriginal culture and law in criminal justice service delivery, and having more...
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Respectful Schools: Restorative Practices in Education. A Summary Report.
by Buckley, Sean
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Wellington: Office of the Children’s Commissioner and The Institute of Policy Studies, School of Government, Victoria University. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in developing practices based on restorative justice to respond to the behaviour problems...
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Inquiry into Restorative Justice Principles in Youth Settings – Interim Report.
by Standing Committee on Education, Training and Young People
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Canberra: Legislative Assembly for the ACT. At its meeting on 22 February 2005, the Committee resolved to conduct an inquiry into the practice of restorative justice principles in youth settings. Submission were invited from a wide range of stakeholders via letter, and public...
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Why Can’t We Just Apologize?
by Zehr, Howard
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) The Crime Victims Report. 11(3):38. “Even before the Amish community’s response to the murders at the Nickel Mines, PA, school, the concept of forgiveness had been getting a great deal of attention in academic and popular venues. But what about apology? What makes up...
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Private Crimes and Public Forgiveness: Towards a Refinded Restorative Justice Amnesty Regime.
by Fields, Shawn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) International Journal of Civil Society Law. 5(2):7-22. Both restorative justice and amnesty involve complex and controversial issues that lend themselves to lengthy analysis.Likewise, the nexus between restorative justice and amnesty offers a wealth of interesting topics that...
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Restorative Justice: What is it and Does it Work?
by Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 3:10.1-10.27. This article reviews the now extensive literature on the varied arenas in which restorative justice is theorized and practiced – criminal violations,community ruptures and disputes, civil wars, regime change, human...
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Reparations and Microfinance Schemes
by Armstrong, Andrea
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Pablo De Greiff, ed., The Handbook of Reparations. Oxford, New York, USA: Oxford University Press. Pp. 676-698. “Allocating reparations benefits to victims of civil rights abuses with a lasting effect on their well-being is a tremendous challenge. By converting benefit...
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Financing Reparations Programs: Reflections From Intenational Experience
by Segovia, Alexander
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Pablo De Greiff, ed., The Handbook of Reparations. Oxford, New York, USA: Oxford University Press. Pp. 650-675. “One of the least studied aspects of programs of reparations, both in theory and in practice is financing. This is odd if we take into account that mobilizing...
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Narrowing the Micro and Macro: A Psychological Perspective on Reparations in Societies in Transition
by Hamber, Brandon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Pablo De Greiff, ed., The Handbook of Reparations. Oxford, New York, USA: Oxford University Press. Pp. 560-588. “This paper focuses on the relationship between the individaul (micro) and the collective (macro) dimensions of reparations. It highlights the gaps and...
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Reparation of Sexual Violence in Democratic Transtions: The Search for Gender Justice
by Duggan, Colleen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Pablo De Greiff, ed., The Handbook of Reparations. Oxford, New York, USA: Oxford University Press. Pp. 623-649. “Although notable advancements have been made in international law, feminists continue to point out that democratic transitions continue to fail to do justice...
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Reparations and Mental Health: Psychosocial Interventions Towards Healing, Human Agency, and Rethreading Social Realities
by Lykes, M. Brinton
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Pablo De Greiff, ed., The Handbook of Reparations. Oxford, New York, USA: Oxford University Press. Pp. 589-622. “This chapter provides an overview of psychosocial and mental health theory and practice as it has emerged in contexts of war, post-war, and transitional...
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Reparations and Civil Litigation: Compensation for Human Rights Violations in Transitional Democracies
by Malamud-Goti, Jaime E.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Pablo De Greiff, ed., The Handbook of Reparations. Oxford, New York, USA: Oxford University Press. Pp. 539-559. “Compensation of human rights abuse can be approached from two different perspectives. The first is through principles of tort law, under which the...
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Justice in Context: The Relevance of Inter-American Human Rights Law and Practice to Repairing the Past
by Carrillo, Arturo J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Pablo De Greiff, ed., The Handbook of Reparations. Oxford, New York, USA: Oxford University Press. Pp. 504-538. “This chapter examines how international law contributes to contemporary understandings of transitional justice with respect to reparations for victims of...
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