Reconstructing Restorative Justice Philosophy

Theo Gavrielides is an international expert in criminal justice and human rights theory, policy and practice. His current research is at the cutting edge of restorative justice and juvenile justice. He is an advisor to governments and international bodies, and is a pioneer of user-led methods of research, policy and legislative reform. He is the founder and Director of Independent Academic Research Studies (IARS), a leading, international think-tank with a charitable mission to give everyone a chance to forge a safer, fairer and more inclusive society. He is also a Visiting Professor in Canadian, British and Greek universities. Vasso Artinopoulou is Professor of Criminology and former Vice Rector at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece. Her research interests are in the areas of restorative justice, Victimology, Family Violence, Youth Justice, and Gender and the Criminal Justice system. She has published widely on these areas in both English and Greek. She has rich experience as head of boards in public administration and criminal justice authorities. She is also the Head of Criminal Justice Policy Unit at the European Public Law Organisation.

1: Reconsidering Restorative Justice; 1: Prolegomena: Restorative Justice Philosophy through a Value-based Methodology; 2: Aristotle on Restorative Justice: Where the Restorative Justice and Human Rights Movements Meet (?????? ?????); 3: The Teachings of Restorative Justice; 4: Problematizing Restorative Justice: A Foucauldian Perspective; 5: Gatekeeping in Restorative Justice and Related Research; 2: Case Studies in Contemporary Society; 6: The Nexus Between Rights and Restorative Justice: Using a Case Example of an Organization ‘C' – the Right – or Moral and Spiritual Claim – to Recognition; 7: Global Justice, Restorative Justice and Universal Peace in the Reality of International Politics and State Power; 8: Institutionalizing Restorative Justice: Paradoxes of Power, Restoration and Rights; 9: Relationality in Justice and Repair: Implications for Restorative Justice; 10: Rights and Restoration in Canada: Reflections on Practice, Law and Theory; 11: Conflict Resolution: Theory, Practice and Challenges that Lie Ahead; 3: Back to Basics for Restorative Justice; 12: Returning Conflict and Justice to Aboriginal Peoples: Restorative Justice Reconsidered; 13: Realizing the Potential of Restorative Justice; 14: The African Concept of Ubuntu and Restorative Justice; 15: Restorative Pain: A New Vision of Punishment; 16: Epilogue: Reconstructing Restorative Justice Philosophy