Reparation for victims of crimes against humanity : the healing role of reparation / edited by Jo-Anne M. Wemmers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wemmers, Jo-Anne M., 1964- editor.

Series:

Routledge frontiers of criminal justice ; 19.

Routledge frontiers of criminal justice ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reparations for historical injustices.

Crimes against humanity.

Genocide survivors--Legal status, laws, etc.

Genocide survivors.

War victims--Legal status, laws, etc.

War victims.

Physical Description:

xiii, 244 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

"Each year, countless victims fall prey to crimes against humanity. These are among the worst crimes known to humans and include widespread occurrences of systematic murder, torture, rape, disappearances, forced deportation and political persecution. Crimes against humanity constitute an attack on human dignity and as such they violate the human rights of the victim, as well as the laws of humanity. In recent years, following the creation of the International Criminal Court, there has been a growing interest in the prosecution of offenders and in particular, in reparation following crimes against humanity. While such measures are meant to provide justice for victims, victims are often forgotten or lost in legal debates about what constitutes reparation and who is eligible to receive it. This book reaches beyond the boundaries of law and psychology and takes a multidisciplinary approach to the question of reparation for victims of crimes against humanity. Law does not take place in a vacuum and it is important to consider the impact of the law on the psychology of the victim, as well as the legal principles themselves. Herein lies the originality of this book, which bridges the gap between psychology, victimology, criminology and law and will be of key interest to academics and students engaged in the study of these areas"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Jo-Anne M. Wemmers

Healing aspects of reparations and reparative justice for victims of crimes against humanity / Yael Danieli

Reparation and recovery in the aftermath of widespread violence / Christophe Herbert, Charlie Rioux and Jo-Anne M. Wemmers

Restoring justice for victims of crimes against humanity / Jo-Anne M. Wemmers

Reparative justice at the International Criminal Cour t: best practice or tokenism? / Mariana Goetz

It doesn't go away with time : victims' need for reparation following crimes against humanity / Amissi M. Manirabona and Jo-Anne M. Wemmers

The prosecute or expel dilemma in far-away lands: alternative universal justice for victims of international crimes / Fannie Lafontaine

Framing reparation claims for crimes against humanity : a social psychological perspective / Katherine Starzyk, Danielle Gaucher, Gregory Boese and Katelin Neufeld

The healing and state? : residential schools and reparations in Canada / Andrew Woolford

Transitional justice in Bosnia-Herzegovina: understanding accountability, reparation and justice for victims / Nicholas A. Jones, Stephan Parmentier, and Elmar G.M. Weitekamp

The art of acknowledgement : re-imagining relationships in Northern Ireland / Jill Strauss

The case for collective reparations before the International Criminal Court / Frédéric Mégret

Land, wars and restoring justice for victims / Gabriela Manrique Rueda

Reparations through different lenses : the culture, rights and politics of healing and empowerment after mass atrocities / Hugo Van Der Merwe

The healing role of reparation / Jo-Anne M. Wemmers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415715362

0415715369

OCLC:

865543799