ABSTRACT

Reparations as a transitional justice mechanism to remedy victims' harm, with an emphasis on state-building and a liberal market democracy, can clash with other post-conflict goals of reconciliation and the prevention of future violations. This article reviews the claimed goals and expectations for reparations, exploring especially their relationship with reconciliation and guarantees of non-recurrence. Drawing from fieldwork in multiple jurisdictions, we explore the complexity of reparations in practice. We assess whether reparations operate primarily as a palliative solution to the violence of the past that aims to settle and foreclose political contestation, rather than addressing root causes of violence.

摘要

赔偿作为一种补救受害者伤害的过渡性司法机制，强调国家建设和自由市场民主，可能与其他冲突后和解目标和防止未来侵权行为发生冲突。本文回顾了声称的赔偿目标和期望，特别探讨了它们与和解和保证不再发生的关系。从多个司法管辖区的实地工作中，我们探讨了实践中赔偿的复杂性。我们评估赔偿是否主要作为对过去暴力的姑息性解决方案，旨在解决和阻止政治争论，而不是解决暴力的根源。