Taking responsibility for the past : reparation and historical injustice / Janna Thompson.
"The book argues that the problems posed by historical injustices are best resolved by a reconciliatory view of reparative justice and an approach that explains how people acquire intergenerational responsibilities and entitlements. It ranges in its subject matter from the claims of indigenous...
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Cambridge, UK : Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers,
Polity Press ;
2002.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: History and Responsibility
- Pt. I. Obligations of Nations and Rights of Reparation. 1. Treaties and Transgenerational Responsibilities. 2. Historical Injustice and Respect for Nations. 3. Theories of Reparation. 4. Land Rights and Reparation. 5. A Matter of Time. 6. All Things Considered
- Pt. II. Inheritance, Reparation and Family Lines. 7. The Rights of Descendants. 8. Inheritance, Equity and Reparation. 9. Reparation and Injustices to Family Lines. Conclusion: Justice and Transgenerational Relationships.