Publication

May 2015

Using Libya as a case study, this paper discusses the issue of how to go about the practice of restorative justice in a country undergoing political transition to democracy. The author highlights some of the opportunities and obstacles inherent to a transitional setting, calls for a deeper understanding of customary law as it is practiced in Libya, and suggests how customary law could be used to help establish restorative justice there.

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Author Najla Elmangoush
Series USIP Special Reports
Issue 374
Publisher United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Copyright © 2015 United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
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