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Comparative and Foreign Law

2017

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UIC Law Review

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Restorative Justice In Chicago And Abroad: Comparing The Work Of The Community Of Sant’Egidio To The Restorative Justice In The United States, 50 J. Marshall L. Rev. 511 (2017), Sheila Murphy, Scott Priz Jan 2017

Restorative Justice In Chicago And Abroad: Comparing The Work Of The Community Of Sant’Egidio To The Restorative Justice In The United States, 50 J. Marshall L. Rev. 511 (2017), Sheila Murphy, Scott Priz

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The first section of this article will describe what Restorative Justice is to get a better understanding of this alternative to the punitive criminal justice system. It will then describe the work done by the Community of Sant’Egidio in Rome through the lens of Restorative Justice. It will move on to the state of the criminal justice system in Cook County and the United States, particularly in how it treats criminal behavior. In particular, it will compare the work of Sant’Egidio to the Restorative Justice work being done by state Drug Treatment Courts. Federal reentry courts address the problems of …


Amici Curiae In The United States Supreme Court And The Australian High Court: A Lesson In Balancing Amicability, 51 J. Marshall L. Rev. 81 (2017), Benjamin Robert Hopper Jan 2017

Amici Curiae In The United States Supreme Court And The Australian High Court: A Lesson In Balancing Amicability, 51 J. Marshall L. Rev. 81 (2017), Benjamin Robert Hopper

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