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Victim-Offender Mediation and Victim's Restoration : a Victimological Study in the Context of Restorative Justice. KU Leuven
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Biblical justice as restorative justice: A critical-constructive analysis KU Leuven
Christian proponents of the restorative justice movement often draw upon the concept of ‘biblical justice’ as a guiding principle for reforming the criminal justice system. This article delves into the meaning of biblical justice as espoused by advocates of restorative justice, exploring its application in theory and practice. Through an analysis of three recurring themes – overcoming division, justice as well-being and retribution – this ...
Restorative justice: Doing justice and security? KU Leuven
The chapter analyses through the action research that took place in the ALTERNATIVE project the role of restorative justice in becoming a counter-security discourse, and what is most important in being counter in the sense of doing both justice and security. The chapter proposes ‘participatory justice’ as a counter-justice, as well as ‘participatory security/safety’ as a counter-security. The radicalisation of the participatory element towards ...
Active justice: Restorative justice processes as fertile ground for exercising citizenship KU Leuven
Con-texting restorative justice and abolitionism: exploring the potential and limits of restorative justice as an alternative discourse to criminal justice KU Leuven
This paper revisits the symposium published in the very first issue of Restorative Justice: An International Journal: Nils Christie’s ‘Words on words’ and the ten reactions it provoked. The core question that has surfaced from that ‘provocation’ and the reactions to it, and the one that guides our reflection—and the field of restorative justice (RJ) in general—is whether RJ can be seen today to constitute a viable alternative ‘discursive ...