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Restorative justice in Taiwan's aboriginal societies: the example of the Atayal tribe

Restorative justice: an international journal • 2 (3) • Published In 2014 • Pages: 260-279

By: Sheu, Cheun-Jim, Huang, Hsiao-fen.

Abstract
Based on structured interviews, researchers examined Atayal customary laws and moral ethics, and analyzed them in context of four types of justice: restorative, reparatory, retaliatory and retributive. It was found that the Atayal justice model is mostly restorative and reparative, much less so retaliatory, and never retributive. The authors further discuss the roles played by family and clan members, as well as by supernatural beings, in mediating conflicts.
Subjects
Interviewing in research
Ethics
Informal in-group justice
Legal norms
Sanctions
Spirits and gods
culture
Atayal
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2019
Field Date
2007
Coverage Date
2007
Coverage Place
Fuxing, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Notes
Chuen-Jim Sheu and Hsiao-fen Huang
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-279)
LCSH
Atayal (Taiwan people)