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, including truth commissions, criminal justice reform and
the development of initiatives by communities and other non-state
actors. The central premise is that the primary potential of
restorative justice in responding to international crime should be
viewed in terms of the lessons that it provides for
problem-solving, rather than its traditional role as a mechanism or
process to respond to conflict. Four values are put forward that
should frame any restorative approach - engagement, empowerment,
reintegration and transformation. It is thought that these values
provide enough space for local actors to devise their own
culturally relevant processes to achieve longstanding peace. This
book will be of interest to those conducting research in the fields
of restorative justice, transitional justice as well as criminology
in general.
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