Beyond Retribution

Today's wars leave a crippling legacy of deprivation and suffering, of physical and structural injustice, long after they submit to peaceful resolution.

Auteur

Rama Mani is the Senior Strategy Adviser for the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva, and was previously the Africa Strategy Manager for Oxfam GB, based in East Africa.

Contenu

Abbreviations.Acknowledgements.Section I Justice in Theory.1. The Three Dimensions of Justice in Post-conflict Peacebuilding.2. Concepts of Justice in Contemporary Philosophy.Section II Justice in Practice.3. Legal Justice: Re-establishing Order or restoring the Rule of Law?4.Rectificatory Justice: Punishing Perpetrators or Vindicating Victims?5. Distributive Justice: alleviating the Effects of Conflict or Targeting Causes?Section III Synthesis and Recommendations.6. Recapturing Justice from the Shadows of War.Notes.Bibliography.Index.