Reparations and War - Finding Balance in Repairing the Past

For thousands of years, reparations have been used to alleviate the devastating consequences of war. More recently, human rights law has established that victims have a right to reparations. Yet, in the face of conflicts that last for decades with millions of victims, how feasible it is to deliver reparations? And what are the obstacles?

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: The Concept of Reparations


• 2: Reparations as Balance


• 3: The Historical Development of Reparations in International Law


• 4: Reparations in Contemporary International Law


• 5: Victims and Redress: Victimhood, Harm and Claims-Making


• 6: Administering Redress: State Capture, Domestic Reparation Programmes and Resistance


• 7: Non-State Armed Groups and Reparations


• 8: In the Absence of Reparations - Victim Agency, Mobilisation and Repair


• 9: Implementing Reparations and Achieving Balance Conclusion


• Conclusion

About the author

Dr Luke Moffett is a Law Reader at Queen's University Belfast. He is Principal Investigator of the Arts and Humanities Research Council project 'Reparations, Responsibility and Victimhood in Transitional Societies'. He has written extensively on victims' rights, reparations, and international justice, as well as being involved in efforts to secure reparations for victims.

Summary

For thousands of years, reparations have been used to alleviate the devastating consequences of war. More recently, human rights law has established that victims have a right to reparations. Yet, in the face of conflicts that last for decades with millions of victims, how feasible it is to deliver reparations? And what are the obstacles?

Additional text

An easy read, this informative book, rich in examples, will interest legal scholars, transitional justice experts, and practitioners.

Product details

• Authors: Luke Moffett, Luke (Law Reader Moffett, Moffett Luke
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.12.2022
• EAN: 9780192865588
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286558-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / International, Human rights, civil rights, International humanitarian law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Armed Conflict