Reparation (legal)

Short description: Legal concept

In jurisprudence, reparation is replenishment of a previously inflicted loss by the criminal to the victim. Monetary restitution is a common form of reparation.

## Contents

* 1 Background
* 2 History
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Background

In the Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law, reparation include the following forms: restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition, whereby

* Satisfaction should include, where applicable, any or all of the following: ..
* (e) Public apology, including acknowledgement of the facts and acceptance of responsibility;
* (g) Commemorations and tributes to the victims;
* (h) Inclusion of an accurate account of the violations that occurred in international human rights law and international humanitarian law training and in educational material at all levels.
* 23\. Guarantees of non-repetition should include
* (e) Providing, on a priority and continued basis, human rights and international humanitarian law education to all sectors of society and training for law enforcement officials as well as military and security forces;

## History

The principle of reparation dates back to the lex talionis of Hebrew Scripture. Anglo-Saxon courts in England before the Norman conquest also contained this principle. Under the English legal system judges must consider making a compensation order as part of the sentence for a crime. Section 130 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 requires the courts to explain their reasoning if they do not issue a compensation order.[1]

## See also

* English unjust enrichment law
* Holocaust reparations
* Legal remedy
* Reparations Agreement between Israel and West Germany
* Reparations for slavery
* Reparations for slavery in the United States
* Slavery reparations scam
* Reparations (transitional justice)
* Reparations (website)
* Restitution
* War reparations

## References

1. ↑ Martin, Jacqueline (2005). The English Legal System (4th ed.), p. 178. London: Hodder Arnold. ISBN 0-340-89991-3.

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