Reparations, assistance and the experience of justice: lessons from Colombia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This article is concerned with the relationship between ‘reparations’ and ‘assistance’ in transitional justice (TJ). While seemingly technical, this issue exposes fundamental tensions at the heart of TJ: between inclusive and exclusive approaches to reparative justice; between the legal strictures o...

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1. VerfasserIn: Dixon, Peter J. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2016
In: International journal of transitional justice
Jahr: 2016, Band: 10, Heft: 1, Seiten: 88-107
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