Rectification for Atrocities Under Colonialism

Autor:	Göran Collste
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	History Compensation (psychology) 06 humanities and the arts Genocide 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Colonialism Economic Justice language.human_language 060104 history German Anthropology Law 060302 philosophy Tribe language 0601 history and archaeology Meaning (existential)
Zdroj:	Interventions. 18:852-864
ISSN:	1469-929X 1369-801X
DOI:	10.1080/1369801x.2016.1191959
Popis:	Wars and injustices can have wide-ranging reverberations. Colonialism ended – with a few exceptions – over fifty years ago, but there are still many traces left. In this essay I focus on two cases of atrocities under colonialism that have left scars in the present and my question is: how can a nation rectify for the long-term effects of an aggression? What is the appropriate ethical response? The two examples are the German genocide of the Herero tribe in 1904–1905 and the British war against the Mau Mau movement in Kenya in the 1950s. The examples are chosen because they both illustrate enduring claims for rectification after aggressions. After the presentation of these cases and of how Germany and Great Britain have responded, I discuss the meaning of rectificatory justice and criteria for reasonable claims for rectification.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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