"Herstelrecht: de kunst van een geëmancipeerde misdaadaanpak"

Restorative justice is a way of justice that focuses on restoring the harm caused by a crime. This involves not only repairing material and immaterial damage, but also repairing relational and moral damage. This is best achieved through processes that allow all stakeholders to engage in dialogue and agreements about this. It can include victim-offender mediation as well as conference models that also involve the community.

In his oration, Jacques Claessen will explain why he sees restorative justice - unlike criminal justice - as an emancipated or mature approach to crime, both in terms of distributive and procedural justice. Using the Golden Rule ("Treat another as you would want to be treated yourself") and the associated human and worldview, he will show that the retribution of evil with evil which is central to criminal law should be replaced as much as possible by the retribution of evil with good. In this regard, he sees an important role for restorative justice.  

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Language: Dutch