State Amends for Lawful Harm Doing

This essay explores the justifications for offering amends to victims of lawfully caused harm and the nature of amends in such contexts. In particular, we examine instances in which a state actor commits a grave, but lawful, harm to another, exploring why and how the state ought to respond to victi...

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Main Authors: Colleen Murphy, Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Lesley Wexler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2016-07-01
Series:Oñati Socio-Legal Series
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Online Access:https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/800