Abstract
This article argues three propositions. The first is that restorative justice should be a legal principle that can trump legal rules, such as sentencing rules. Second it argues for embedding restorative justice in a hybrid political philosophy that is republican-feminist-socialist-capitalist. Third, it goes beyond Persia to China: the Silk Road of Restorative Justice I, that identified incipient examples of this hybridity from Iran to China, to advance a normative account of hybridity. Travelling the Silk Road is a metaphor for the comparative method required of reformers who seek better governance through hybrid governance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7-28pp |
Journal | Restorative Justice |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |