Journal of Legal Research

Journal of Legal Research

Transformative Justice: Foundations and Reflections

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Hosna Nouraei 1
Amir Hassan Niazpour 2
1 PhD Student in Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
10.48300/jlr.2023.345729.2079
Abstract
Transformative justice in the late 1990s, was introduced as a new approach to justice that seeks to transform unjust structures to eradicate structural causes of crime. Because crime is often the result of injustice, domination, and inequality, and as long as the structural causes of crime persist, the crime will remain. Transformative justice pursues this goal mainly by linking restorative justice to social justice movements. Because restorative justice provides desirable opportunities for personal and social changes by facilitating dialogue and social networking. Through this dialogue, members of the community, on the one hand, learn about themselves and seek positive personal changes. On the other hand, they will gain a better understanding of their community and the changes that are needed in it and will unite for structural transformations. The present study by descriptive-analytical methodology, explained the philosophical-social, legal, and criminological foundations of this idea and some practical examples of it.

Highlights

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Keywords
Restorative Justice
Transformation
Dominance Structures
Community Justice
Social Justice
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Journal of Legal Research
Volume 23, Issue 58
Summer 2024
Pages 333-362