Dudai, Ron (2011) Closing the gap: symbolic reparations and armed groups. International Review of the Red Cross (883). pp. 783-808. ISSN 1816-3831

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Abstract

The question of whether non-state armed groups could and should provide reparations to their victims has been largely overlooked. This article explores this gap, with a particular focus on symbolic reparations, such as acknowledgement of the truth and apologies. It argues that, while the question is fraught with legal, conceptual, and practical difficulties, there are some circumstances in which armed groups are capable of providing measures of reparations to their victims. The article identifies the issue of attacks on informers as one potential area for armed groups to provide such measures, and demonstrates that in a few cases armed groups have already engaged in actions that could be seen as analogous to symbolic reparations. The article’s main case study is provided by recent actions by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in relation to its past attacks against suspected informers

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Law, Politics and Sociology > Law
Subjects:	K Law
Depositing User:	Ron Dudai
Date Deposited:	22 Jan 2013 09:14
Last Modified:	09 Mar 2017 06:29
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/43516

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