Justice in Divided Societies
Channel: Schulich Law
Date: 2024-03-20

What, concretely, should "justice" mean for communities polarized politically, societies riven by violent conflicts, and communities confronting past traumas?

Tools from restorative justice, multilateral negotiation, transitional justice, organization and structural change, and social healing work offer resources for transformation as well as to acknowledge and remedy.

What other resources would help, and what precautions should be explored?

Martha Minow has taught at Harvard Law School since 1981, where her courses include civil procedure, constitutional law, fairness and privacy, family law, international criminal justice, jurisprudence, law and education, nonprofit organizations, and the public law workshop.

An expert in human rights and advocacy for members of racial and religious minorities and for women, children, and persons with disabilities, she also writes and teaches about digital communications, democracy, privatization, military justice, and ethnic and religious conflict.