2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
The Meaning of Rectificatory Justice after Colonialism
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In this chapter I discuss the meaning of rectificatory justice and how it applies to rectification for colonial harms. I will first clarify the conceptual question, that is, the question of which term is the most appropriate to use. Then I will sketch a theory of rectificatory justice. When the theory of rectification is applied to the history of colonialism a number of questions need to be answered.