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Backward-Looking Reparations Versus Forward-Looking Buyouts: Distributive Justice Across Time in International Law

Krzysztof Pelc

Abstrak

Reparations aim to rectify historical harms by compensating victims, or their descendants. Even when such harms have a transnational aspect, as with the case for climate change reparations, they often stem from entrenched domestic political stalemates. In a common pattern, vested interest groups oppose reforms that, although supported by majorities and beneficial to society as a whole, threaten their own material interest. Such groups hold a mobilization advantage that allows them to effectively obstruct change. Left unresolved, these domestic stalemates can compound harm over time in a way that eventually forms the basis of demands for reparations.

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Comparative law. International uniform law Private international law. Conflict of laws

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Krzysztof Pelc

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Pelc, K. (2025). Backward-Looking Reparations Versus Forward-Looking Buyouts: Distributive Justice Across Time in International Law. https://doi.org/10.1017/aju.2025.10010

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Tahun Terbit: 2025
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.1017/aju.2025.10010
Akses: Open Access ✓