Violence and Social Repair: Rethinking the Contribution of Justice to Reconciliation

Currently, there are no mechanisms to respond to the ways in which bystanders are implicated in the establishment and maintenance of societal structures that facilitate the onset and implementation of mass violence. Criminal trials single out intellectual authors and actual perpetrators of atrocitie...

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Published in:Human rights quarterly 2002-08, Vol.24 (3), p.573-639
Main Authors: Fletcher, Laurel E., Weinstein, Harvey M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atrocities
Communities
Conflict Resolution
Courts, International
Crimes against humanity
Criminal justice
Criminal prosecution
Criminal trials
Democracy
Democratization
Economic development
Genocide
Group behavior
Human rights
Human rights violations
International aspects
International Criminal Court
International human rights
International humanitarian law
International Law
Justice
Legal status, laws, etc
Political Violence
Psychological aspects
Reconciliation
Repair
Repair and maintenance
Rule of law
Social impact
Social justice
Social psychology
State
Trials
Violence
Violent crimes
War Crimes
War criminals
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Summary:Currently, there are no mechanisms to respond to the ways in which bystanders are implicated in the establishment and maintenance of societal structures that facilitate the onset and implementation of mass violence. Criminal trials single out intellectual authors and actual perpetrators of atrocities while leaving to broader initiatives in rule of law, humanitarian assistance, democracy building, and economic development the task of resuscitating a "sick society."
ISSN:0275-0392
1085-794X
1085-794X
DOI:10.1353/hrq.2002.0033