Appraising the Socio-Economic Turn in Reparations

Transitional Justice for Cholera Victims in Haiti

Bibliographic Data

ID12915534
AuthorsNicolas Lemay-Hébert (0000-0001-7317-5598, Australian National University, corresponding author), Rosa Freedman (0000-0003-3037-9026, University of Reading)
Year2021
Volume15
Issue3
Pages533-552
Publication date2021-06-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Transitional Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1752-7716 • E-ISSN: 1752-7724
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/ijtj/ijab020
OpenAlexW3171120376
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited12

∞ After belatedly apologizing for the cholera epidemic in Haiti, the ‘New Approach to Cholera in Haiti’ by the UN and the promise of material assistance to victims through a ‘victim-centred approach’ highlight how the victims turn and the socio-economic turn are increasingly pivotal in the field of transitional justice. In light of these growing calls, we suggest a matrix to clarify the debate made of two separate dimensions: the focus of reparations – collective versus individual – and the means of reparations – symbolic versus material. Based on fieldwork conducted in March 2017 in the communities most affected by the cholera outbreak, this article demonstrates how the tensions between reparations offered by the UN (with a preference for collective symbolic reparations) and the reparations demanded by the victims (individual material reparations) can help understand the current stalemate in Haiti, and hopefully inform the next steps in the process of remedy for the victims

Cholera · Criminology · Economic Justice · Political science · Sociology · Stalemate · Transitional justice · Cambodian History and Society · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Peacebuilding and International Security · Law

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