Transitional justice law last resort for ending Yemen’s conflict
March 15, 2012
The wording of the draft law dictates that it will promote a non-judiciary reconciliation, or what is known as restorative justice, where the truth is revealed for the national history while victims are compensated. The practical mechanism to ensure no future violations take place is through...
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Criminal, victim meetings ‘don’t stop recidivism’
March 15, 2012
The bureau’s Dr Don Weatherburn says the study looked at almost 1,000 young people who were referred to a Youth Justice Conference. It compared them to the same number of young people who were dealt with by that state’s Children’s Court. Dr Weatherburn says it found young...
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In Dharun Ravi trial, criminal retribution will not serve justice
March 14, 2012
…Rather than have lawyers duke this out in court, all that energy could have been better deployed if focused directly on the participants in this tragedy: Ravi, his family and classmates, the Clementi parents and even “M.B.†The real harm done needs repair and this cannot be...
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Restorative justice focuses on the victim
March 14, 2012
One offender said, “The worst thing about the meeting was having to look at and face the man I stole the bike from, but the best part was my friends and I got to help decide how to make it up to him. After we gave his bike back we saved money and bought a...
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The dead talking
March 13, 2012
On March 9, 2012, Interviews Before Execution, shown on Henan province’s Legal Channel, aired its final episode. ….The aim of Interviews Before Execution, said This World , was ‘to find cases that would serve as a warning to others. The slogan at the top of every...
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Afghan women trapped in tribal court system
March 8, 2012
In Afghanistan, there are essentially two legal systems that exist in parallel. One is the Kabul central government’s justice system which, despite years of funding from the US and the international coalition, is rife with corruption, widely discredited and virtually disregarded by the...
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The Howard League as victim of crime
March 8, 2012
Naturally we told the police who issued us with a crime number and so far it appears have done little else. It would be pretty easy to pick this person up as they paid for their MOT on their car with the card and we phoned the garage which has the registration details. So it...
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Chicago Public School students face racial discipline gap: Education Department
March 6, 2012
Nationally, black students are more than three-and-a-half times more likely than white students to be suspended or expelled, according to the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights’ survey, known as the “Civil Rights Data Collection.” More than 70 percent of...
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Kidderminster magistrate concerned about cases dealt with outside court
March 6, 2012
….The initiative sees “lower level crimes†– such as trivial thefts, public disorder, vandalism or common assaults – dealt with by police officers instead of through the justice system. A decision is reached by consulting the victim and must be accepted by the...
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Campaign on way to counter cyberbullies
March 5, 2012
His comments follow a 17-year-old student from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs taking her own life last week after she was bullied on social media site Facebook. ….Hillside mother Amy Machell said she wanted to see more local forums to ensure students, parents and schools were on the...
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A Separation
March 5, 2012
In A Separation, Farhadi also shows one way in which the possibility of diyya, what we call ‘Blood Money’ works. Diyya is a form of restorative justice, though the English name for it is somewhat pejorative, and despite the fact that it is an ancient practice, it is not...
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Our law needs some cleansing
March 5, 2012
….Multiple legal systems are a colonial legacy that continues to bedevil most post-colonial societies throughout the continent. In a different world, it may not be as menacing to have multiple fora where people could have an option of whether they would like to have their dispute...
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Health trust looks to solve complaints
March 5, 2012
….Jane Melton, clinical director for social inclusion, said: “We have put an emphasis on resolving and closing the complaints, which is more favourable.” Chief executive, Shaun Clee, said: “Every complaint is an important and a learning opportunity, but to put it into...
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Restoring a sense of justice in broken communities
March 5, 2012
….What can be productively discussed now is the failure of the responsible bodies to acknowledge the disadvantages and vulnerabilities of those involved when bringing them before court and passing down sentence. This went hand in hand with a failure to appreciate that punishment alone...
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Legislature approves restorative justice for juvenile offenders
March 5, 2012
The Senate action on the bill sponsored by state Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland) follows a unanimous House vote in February and sends the bill to Gov. Chris Gregoire for her approval. Restorative justice brings together the victim, the juvenile, their families, and relevant community members...
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