Question

How do the authors develop their claim about the effectiveness of restorative justice through examples involving apartheid and the Rwandan genocide?

Answer 1

Restorative Justice is an approach that suggests that a criminal should have a meeting with the victim

Explanation:

• By listening to the stories of his wrongdoings and what harm the offender has caused to the victim, the society can be transformed
• It is another approach that can bring revolution in the communities
• The author uses the example of the Rwandan Genocide where almost 800,000 killed
• The author have two approaches:

1- to set up a meeting of Hutu ethnic (offender) and Tutsi minority (minority)

2- Both parties should have talked before this genocide happened

Answer 2

Answer: Restorative Justice is an approach that suggests that a criminal should have a meeting with the victim

Explanation:

By listening to the stories of his wrongdoings and what harm the offender has caused to the victim, the society can be transformed

It is another approach that can bring revolution in the communities

The author uses the example of the Rwandan Genocide where almost 800,000 killed

The author have two approaches:

1- to set up a meeting of Hutu ethnic (offender) and Tutsi minority (minority)

2- Both parties should have talked before this genocide happened

Explanation: