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This book examines the history of the development of restorative justice against a 'theories of punishment' backdrop. It considers the modern practice of restorative justice and draws on the experience gained from the justice systems of indigenous peoples in New Zealand, Australia and North America to explore the resonance of restorative justice with indigenous justice systems, focusing on African traditional systems. In particular, linkages with the African philosophical concept of ubuntu and the South African Truth Commission are explored. The work examines the contemporary development of restorative justice in South Africa, in particular the flourishing of restorative justice jurisprudence from the courts, including South Africa's globally influential Constitutional Court.

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Ann Skelton obtained her BA LLB in 1985. She worked at Lawyers for Human Rights from 1988 to 1999. She was appointed by the Mandela government to lead a committee that drafted the Child Justice Act, and was a member of the committee that drafted the Children's Act. Ann was involved in pioneering developments regarding the use of restorative justice in South Africa, and in 2005 she completed her doctoral thesis (LLD) which was on restorative justice in relation to child offenders. She was a member of the editorial team that compiled the UN Restorative Justice Handbook, and has published widely on restorative justice and on child law. Ann is currently the Director of the Centre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria. She is an advocate of the High Court and is frequently involved in high profile children's rights cases.

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