‘Victims claiming justice’ has surface simplicity but arises in a range of contexts influenced by different histories, facing different institutions offering different possibilities. It is this tremendous range of contexts and characteristics that has engaged researchers. Most have taken the idea of justice as a given. As guest editors of this symposium on justice, we sought to delve into deeper and under-explored dimensions including the interconnection of inequality and justice, the relationship between public and private justice, the interests that victims have in justice, and the interface between social and criminal justice for victims. The contributions are broad in scope and consider different victimization types and contexts, different justice mechanisms and pathways that victims pursue, and extend across domestic and international justice domains. We reflect on intersections and divergences, challenges for the field and opportunities and future directions for research.

“要求正义的受害者”表面上很简单，但出现在受不同历史影响，面对不同机构，提供不同可能性的各种情况下。正是这种范围广泛的背景和特征吸引了研究人员。大多数人都把正义的观念当作是理所当然的。作为本次司法研讨会的特邀编辑，我们试图研究更深层次和探索不足的方面，包括不平等与司法的相互联系，公共与私人司法之间的关系，受害者在司法中的利益以及社会与社会之间的联系。受害者的刑事司法。捐款范围广泛，并考虑了不同的受害类型和背景，受害人追求的不同司法机制和途径，并扩展到国内和国际司法领域。我们思考交叉和分歧，领域挑战，机遇和未来研究方向。