The concept of restorative justice emerged from efforts to find an alternative to the traditional punitive, retributive reaction to crime. The belief that face-to-face meetings are able to address the diverse needs of all involved parties has eventuated in the proposal of an informal process to discuss the aftermath of crime. One local district court in Korea was very keen to test this process and conducted a project to examine the applicability of restorative justice in Korean criminal trials. Investigating the processes and outcomes of this project, this study identifies challenges in officially adopting such a programme in Korea. In particular, this study raises questions regarding what form of justice Korean citizens truly desire.

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新皮袋装旧酒？韩国刑事法院的恢复性司法审判

恢复性司法的概念源于寻找替代传统惩罚性、报复性犯罪反应的努力。面对面会议能够满足所有相关方的不同需求的信念最终促成了一项讨论犯罪后果的非正式程序的提议。韩国的一个地方地方法院非常热衷于测试这一过程，并开展了一个项目来检查恢复性司法在韩国刑事审判中的适用性。通过调查该项目的过程和结果，本研究确定了在韩国正式采用此类项目的挑战。特别是，这项研究提出了关于韩国公民真正想要什么样的正义形式的问题。