Remorse, retribution and restoration.
Philosophers and
legal theorists have been theorizing about punishment for several centuries.
Retributivism and Utilitarianism have dominated the discourse, until the 20th
century with the rise of rehabitilation, restitution, and most recently,
restorative justice. What justifies punishment? How important are issues of
remorse, apology and forgiveness in the pursuit of justice?
Wat
beteken berou in 'n regskonteks? Filosowe en regsteoretici dink al eeue
lank oor die konsep van straf na. Vergeldende beregting en utilitarisme het die
gesprek gedomineer, totdat die 20ste eeu aangebreek het met die opkoms van
rehabilitasie, restitusie (of herstel) en, meer onlangs, herstellende
beregting. Wat beteken straf? Hoe belangrik is die kwessies van berou, apologie
en vergifnis in die nastrewing van geregtigheid?
Professor
Ann Skelton graduated with a BA LLB (UKZN) in 1985 and LLD (University of
Pretoria) in 2005. She has worked as a human rights lawyer in South Africa for
25 years, specialising in children’s rights. She was at the forefront of child
law reform through her involvement with the South African Law Reform
Commission. Ann is currently the Director of the Centre for Child Law,
University of Pretoria. She often
appears in the superior courts arguing children’s rights issues in a wide range
of public interest law matters. She regularly attends expert meetings of UN
bodies, and in 2012 she was awarded the Honourary Worlds’ Children’s Prize,
presented in Sweden. She is an established researcher and has published widely
in the fields of child law, family law, constitutional law, criminal
justice and restorative justice
Hierdie gesprek sal ingelei word op Engels, terwyl die debat in Afrikaans en Engels gevoer sal word.
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