Practices of Reparations in International Criminal Justice

Christoph Sperfeldt is Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University. He is also Fellow at the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University, Honorary Fellow at the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, and Adjunct Professor at the Center for the Study of Humanitarian Law at the Royal University of Law and Economics in Cambodia. He was previously Deputy Director at the Asian International Justice Initiative, where he supported human rights, transitional justice and rule of law programs in Southeast Asia. Prior to this, he was Senior Advisor with the German development cooperation (GIZ) in Cambodia.

• Introduction; Background to the two case studies; Part I. Norm-Making: 1. Punishment and redress in international criminal justice; 2. Negotiating; Part II. Engaging Survivors: 3. Targeting, participating and representing; 4. Communicating and consulting; 5. Assisting; Part III. Adjudicating: 6. Adjudicating at the ICC; 7. Adjudicating at the ECCC; Part IV. Implementing: 8. Projectifying; 9. Receiving and contesting; Conclusion; Bibliography.

'Reparations sound great, in theory, but in practice can frustrate as thorny and empty. Christoph Sperfeldt stanches this disappointment and stands up for this undervalued cornerstone of social repair. His book is sensible and sensitive, and equally thoughtful as it is thought-provoking. Sperfeldt delivers a must-read that makes a persuasive case to foreground a grounded understanding of reparative justice.' Mark A. Drumbl, Class of 1975 Alumni Professor of Law, Director, Transnational Law Instititute, Washington and Lee University