Working Towards Restorative Justice in Ethiopia: Integrating Traditional Conflict Resolution Systems With the Formal Legal System
By Julie Macfarlane, February 8, 2012
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While most legal scholars focus only on the formal legal system, every country has developed an alternative system for resolving disputes which is just as important to the entire conflict resolution system. The author recounts her experience trying to help Ethiopia adopt a restorative justice system to assist the traditional criminal justice regime in that country. The author then reflects lessons learned and applies them to future West problems.
