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Closing the gap: symbolic reparations and armed groups
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-08, 14:15 authored by Ron DudaiThe 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
History
Publication status
- Published
File Version
- Published version
Journal
International Review of the Red CrossISSN
1816-3831Publisher
Cambridge University PressIssue
883Page range
783-808Department affiliated with
- Law Publications
Full text available
- Yes
Peer reviewed?
- Yes