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Closing the gap: symbolic reparations and armed groups

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posted on 2023-06-08, 14:15 authored by Ron Dudai
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

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  • Published

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  • Published version

Journal

International Review of the Red Cross

ISSN

1816-3831

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Issue

883

Page range

783-808

Department affiliated with

  • Law Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-01-22

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2013-01-22

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2013-01-22

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