| Description |
1 online resource (184 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge frontiers of criminal justice ; 13 |
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Routledge frontiers of criminal justice ; 13.
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| Contents |
Evolving discourses in transitional justice -- Restorative justice in transitional contexts -- Outline of the book -- Principles, values and goals of restorative justice: a brief overview -- The complexities of restorative justice -- Challenges for restorative justice as a response to mass victimisation -- A way forward -- Striving for 'transformation' in transitional settings -- From concepts to practice -- Directions of change -- Universalism versus local tradition -- The role of restorative justice in transitional justice -- Restorative justice and 'top-down' transitional justice mechanisms -- Conceptual confusion and the contested claims of restorative justice in the transitional context -- Untapping the potential of 'top-down' restorative justice mechanisms -- From backward-looking to forward-looking agendas -- Reforming justice: trends and obstacles -- From formal to informal responses to conflict -- Community as a stakeholder in restorative justice -- The challenge of 'community' in transitional settings -- The potential of the restorative 'community' in transitional societies -- Some final thoughts -- Conclusion: towards a transformative vision of restorative justice -- Macro and micro-utilisation of restorative justice -- The impact of restorative justice |
| Summary |
This book explores how restorative justice is used and what its potential benefits are in situations where the state has been either explicitly or implicitly involved in human rights abuses. Restorative justice is increasingly becoming a popular mechanism to respond to crime in democratic settings and while there is a burgeoning literature on these contexts, there is less information that focuses explicitly on its use in nations that have experienced protracted periods of conflict and oppression. This book interrogates both macro and micro utilisations of restorative justice i |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Restorative justice.
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Victims of crimes.
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Human rights.
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International crimes.
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Human Rights
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Human rights
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International crimes
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Restorative justice
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Victims of crimes
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135076375 |
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1135076375 |
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9780203715192 |
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0203715195 |
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9781135076511 |
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1135076510 |
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9781135076443 |
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1135076448 |
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0415523710 |
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9780415523714 |
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9781138922365 |
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1138922366 |
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