Rimarginare le ferite. Esperienze storiche e modelli antropologici di "giustizia riparativa"

The paper offers some reflections on different historical experiences and anthropological models through which attempts have been made to “heal the wounds” of violence. It considers the Western perspective (with the institution of amnesty, rooted in the experience of ancient Greece), Old Testament Jewish law (the ryb), and ubuntu, as practiced in South Africa at the end of apartheid. It concludes with some thoughts on “restorative justice” as referenced in the “Cartabia reform.”