Peace Not War: Traditions of Restorative Justice in Imperial Ethiopia, 1769 - 1960 (eBook)

Charles Schaefer (Autor)

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2025
240 Seiten
Boydell & Brewer Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80543-662-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Examines one of the few documented early examples of restorative justice from Africa or Latin America.With a writing system, Ethiopian emperors as well as pretenders to the throne chronicled their exploits including peace-building feats, and this book showcases and analyses historically verified instances, from as early as 1769, where restorative justice modalities were used to resolve conflict and bring peace to the country.Peace not War traces Ethiopia's evolving understanding of restorative justice from the 'forgive and forget' approach which characterized the Zemene Mesafint (Era of the Princes), where perpetrators were exonerated, allowing them to recoup and build their armies to fight another day, to conditional forgiveness, recorded by the imperial court and dependent on atonement. Ethiopia's long history of experimentation with different forms of restorative justice demonstrates ingenuity, flexibility, and adaptability, but as the twentieth century progressed, workable, indigenous forms of restorative justice were sidelined by Western codified law that emphasized retribution.

Inhalt

Introduction
1. Restorative Justice Abstracted
2. The Zemene Mesafint: Restorative Justice Misapplied
3. Conditional Forgiveness: Restorative Justice Done Right
4. The Battle of Adwa: Justice Misinterpreted
5. The Battle of Segale: Justice and Legitimacy
6. Italians, Collaborators, and the Indifferent: Muddled Justice
7. The 1960 Coup d'État: Restorative Justice Ignored
Epilogue
Glossary
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.5.2025
• Reihe/Serie: Eastern Africa Series
• Zusatzinfo: 6 b/w illus.
• Verlagsort: Woodbridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Schlagworte: 1769-1960 • Atonement • Conditional Forgiveness • Conflict Resolution • Era of the Princes • Ethiopia • Ethiopian emperors • ethiopian history • forgive and forget • Historical Analysis • historical justice • imperial ethiopia • indigenous justice • Legal History • Peace-building • Restorative Justice • Zemene Mesafint
• ISBN-10: 1-80543-662-7 / 1805436627
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80543-662-1 / 9781805436621