Justice Community And Civil Society

Author : Heather Strang,John Braithwaite
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001-05-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 052100053X

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Restorative Justice and Civil Society by Heather Strang,John Braithwaite Pdf

Advocates of restorative justice question the state's ability to deliver satisfactory justice to the community, both in criminal and other cases. This collaborative 2001 volume looks at the burgeoning restorative justice movement and considers the relationship between restorative justice and civil society, examining debates and exploring ideas about who should 'control' restorative justice, the state or civil society. A diverse range of chapters, written by leaders in the field, engage with different aspects of restorative justice. Genuinely international, the book addresses aspects of civil society including schools, families, churches and private workplaces, the women's movement, victims of crime and indigenous groups. It also considers broader issues such as democracy, human rights, access and equity. A dynamic and provocative volume, this book attempts to bring the ideals of restorative justice to life so that victims, offenders, their families and communities have more of a say in the justice process.

Author : Joanna Shapland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134004904

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Justice, Community and Civil Society by Joanna Shapland Pdf

Over the last decade there has arisen considerable disquiet about the relationship between criminal justice and its publics. This has been expressed in a variety of different ways, ranging from a concern that state criminal justice has moved too far away from the concerns of ordinary people (become too distant, too out of touch, insufficiently reflective of different groups in society) to the belief that the police have been attending to the wrong priorities, that the state has failed to reduce crime, that people still feel a general sense of insecurity. Governments have sought to respond to these concerns throughout Europe and North America but the results have challenged people's deeply held beliefs about what justice is and what the state's role should be. The need to innovate in response to local demands has hence resulted in some very different initiatives. This book is concerned to delve further into this contested relationship between criminal justice and its publics. Written by experts from different countries as a new initiative in comparative criminal justice, it reveals how different the intrinsic cultural attitudes in relation to criminal justice are across Europe. This is a time when states' monopoly on criminal justice is being questioned and they are being asked on what basis their legitimacy rests, challenged by both globalization and localization. The answers reflect both cultural specificity and, for some, broader moves towards reaching out to citizens and associations representing citizens.

Author : Claire Cronin,Lia Kent,JoAnne Wallis
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Civil society
ISBN : 9781760463298

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Civil Society and Transitional Justice in Asia and the Pacific by Claire Cronin,Lia Kent,JoAnne Wallis Pdf

Over the last two decades, civil society has helped catalyse responses to the legacies of violent conflicts and oppressive political regimes in Asia and the Pacific. Civil society has advocated for the establishment of criminal trials and truth commissions, monitored their operations and pushed for take-up of their recommendations. It has also initiated community-based transitional justice responses. Yet, there has been little in-depth examination of the breadth and diversity of these roles. This book addresses this gap by analysing the heterogeneity of civil society transitional justice activity in Asia and the Pacific. Based upon empirically grounded case studies of Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bougainville, Solomon Islands and Fiji, this book illustrates that civil society actors can have different - and sometimes competing - priorities, resources and approaches to transitional justice. Their work is also underpinned by diverse understandings of 'justice'. By reflecting on the richness of this activity, this book advances contemporary debates about transitional justice and civil society. It will also be a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners working on Asia and the Pacific.

Author : Josefina Figueira-McDonough
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134942138

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Community Analysis and Practice by Josefina Figueira-McDonough Pdf

Concentrating on three main themes - environmental complexity, community as the target of intervention, and commitment to social justice - Community Theory and Practice updates and expands the current boundaries of thinking about community organization. This book is an important resource for social work students, educators, and practitioners, as well as those who work in the areas of sociology, urban studies, community organization and development, and criminology, and other areas of social study and policy.

Author : Garrett Barden,Tim Murphy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199592685

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Law and Justice in Community by Garrett Barden,Tim Murphy Pdf

The origins of civil society and the function of law -- Justice, ownership, and law -- Natural justice and conventional justice -- Justice and the trading order -- Adjudication and interpretation -- Morality, law, and legislation -- Natural law -- Rights -- The force of law -- The authority and legitimacy of law.

Author : Tom Seta
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292572051

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Bridging the State-Society Gap by Tom Seta Pdf

The Community Justice Liaison Unit was established under Papua New Guinea's (PNG) law and justice sector program, with the support of the Australian government, to enhance the capacity of PNG's civil society and facilitate its involvement in policy development and delivery of services in the justice sector. The case study highlights those efforts in a context characterized by broad-based ownership of sector reforms and shared interests among civil society and government actors. In addition, it underscores the role external actors can play in supporting traditional institutions---such as PNG approaches to mediation and restorative justice---while encouraging links between the formal and informal aspects of the justice system.

Author : David Faulkner,Ros Burnett
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781847428912

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Where Next for Criminal Justice? by David Faulkner,Ros Burnett Pdf

The formation of a coalition government, at a time of economic crisis, is likely to prove a watershed for criminal justice. Following a review of the achievements and disappointments in criminal justice over the last thirty years, 'Where next for criminal justice?' aims to stimulate fresh thinking in criminal justice by considering the policies which need to be adopted, how they should be formed, and the principles and values which should be adopted.

Author : Jasmina Brankovic,Hugo van der Merwe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319704173

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Advocating Transitional Justice in Africa by Jasmina Brankovic,Hugo van der Merwe Pdf

This edited volume examines the role of local civil society in shaping understandings and processes of transitional justice in Africa – a nursery of transitional justice ideas for well over two decades. It brings together practitioners and scholars with intimate knowledge of these processes to evaluate the agendas and strategies of local civil society, and offers an opportunity to reflect on ‘lessons learnt’ along the way. The contributors focus on the evolution and effectiveness of transitional justice interventions, providing a glimpse into the motivations and inner workings of major civil society actors. The book presents an African perspective on transitional justice through a compilation of country-specific and thematic analyses of agenda setting and lobbying efforts. It offers insights into state–civil society relations on the continent, which shape these agendas. The chapters present case studies from Southern, Central, East, West and North Africa, and a range of moments and types of transition. In addition to historical perspective, the chapters provide fresh and up-to- date analyses of ongoing transitional justice efforts that are key to defining the future of how the field is understood globally, in theory and in practice Endorsements: "This great volume of written work – Advocating Transitional Justice in Africa: The Role of Civil Society – does what virtually no other labor of the intellect has done heretofore. Authored by movement activists and thinkers in the fields of human rights and transitional justice, the volume wrestles with the complex place and roles of transitional justice in the project of societal reconstruction in Africa. ... This volume will serve as a timely and thought-provoking guide for activists, thinkers, and policy makers – as well as students of transitional justice – interested in the tension between the universal and the particular in the arduous struggle for liberation. Often, civil society actors in Africa have been accused of consuming the ideas of others, but not producing enough, if any, of their own. This volume makes clear the spuriousness of this claim and firmly plants an African flag in the field of ideas." Makau Mutua

Author : Olivera Simić,Zala Volčič
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781461454229

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Transitional Justice and Civil Society in the Balkans by Olivera Simić,Zala Volčič Pdf

Transitional Justice and Civil Society in the Balkans covers civil society engagements with transitional justice processes in the Balkans. The Balkans are a region marked by the post-communist and post-conflict transitional turmoil through which its countries are going through. This volume is intended to provide a comprehensive introduction to research in transitional justice in this part of the world, mostly written by local scholars. Transitional justice is ever-growing field which responds to dilemmas over how successor regimes should deal with past human rights abuses of their authoritarian predecessors. The editors and author emphasize the relatively unexplored and under-researched role of civil society groups and social movements, such as local women’s groups, the role of art and community media and other grass-roots transitional justice mechanisms and initiatives. Through specific case-studies, the unique contribution of this volume is not only that it covers a part of the world that is not adequately represented in transitional justice field, but also that the volume is the first project originally researched and written by experts and scholars from the region or in collaboration with international scholars.

Author : Paige Arthur,Christalla Yakinthou
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107166783

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Transitional Justice, International Assistance, and Civil Society by Paige Arthur,Christalla Yakinthou Pdf

Explores how international assistance shapes transitional justice around the world, and asks how civil society can play a larger role in them.

Author : Jamie Swift
Publisher : Between The Lines
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781896357249

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Civil Society in Question by Jamie Swift Pdf

In this concise, critical study of civil society, Jamie Swift sketches the history of the concept from its roots in the eighteenth century, to the present. Swift looks at its practical application in specific cases, such as Canada's Victorian Order of Nurses, and with community-based groups in South Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh). He examines the relationship between voluntarism, the state, politics, and the market, and considers the motives and priorities of those using the term today.

Author : Adam Crawford
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Law
ISBN : 0198298455

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The Local Governance of Crime by Adam Crawford Pdf

The book considers recent trends in the local governance of crime. It examines the growing appeal to `community' and `partnerships' in criminal justice policy and the involvement of actual communities and partnerships in criminal justice practices. The book makes sense of ongoingtransformations in the relations between the state, market, and civil society in the governance of crime and personal safety. It draws upon the findings of two empirical research projects, conducted by the author, in the fields of community-based crime prevention and local victim-offender andcommunity mediation. The overall aim of the book is to answer, both theoretically and empirically, a number of interrelated questions, namely: How do we make sense of appeals to `community' and `partnerships' in criminal justice policy? What are the implications of actual involvement of`communities' and the establishment of inter-organizational `partnerships' in crime control initiatives? Is crime control an appropriate vehicle around which to (re)organize communities? Finally, if so, what sort of communities are we generating through such a focus?

Author : Jon Shefner
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780271035994

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The Illusion of Civil Society by Jon Shefner Pdf

Much has been written about how civil society challenges authoritarian governments and helps lead the way to democratization. These studies show that neoliberal economic policies have harmed many sectors of society, weakening the state and undermining clientelistic relationships that previously provided material benefits to middle- and low-income citizens, who are then motivated to organize coalitions to work for greater social justice and equality. Recognizing this important role played by civil society organizations, Jon Shefner goes further and analyzes the variegated nature of the interests represented in these coalitions, arguing that the differences among civil society actors are at least as important as their similarities in explaining how they function and what success, or lack thereof, they have experienced. Through an ethnographic examination extending over a decade, Shefner tells the story of how a poor community on the urban fringe of Guadalajara mobilized through an organization called the Unión de Colonos Independientes (UCI) to work for economic improvement with the support of Jesuits inspired by liberation theology. Yet Mexico’s successful formal democratic transition, won with the elections in 2000, was followed by the dissolution of the coalition. Neither political access for the urban poor, nor their material well-being, has increased with democratization. The unity and even the concept of civil society has thus turned out to be an illusion.

Author : Liam Leonard,Paula Kenny
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857243010

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Sustainable Justice and the Community by Liam Leonard,Paula Kenny Pdf

Intends to locate justice in a workable and sustainable way within the community, introducing 'Sustainable Justice' as a key concept. This title examines three key concepts which need to be understood for the management of flexible and fluid society, namely Sustainability, Justice and Community.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781107159716

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