Project Outputs
The project team produced a series of outputs over the lifetime of the project. These are aimed at both local and international users, regardless of their academic background. They include:
Article: Redressing forced sterilisation: the role of the medical profession
By Sunneva Gilmore and Luke Moffett (Reparations Team)
Dr Sunneva Gilmore and Dr Luke Moffett have written an article on reparations for forced sterilisation which has been published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Read the rest →
Report: Beyond Silence and Stigma – Crafting a Gender-Sensitive Approach for Victims of Sexual Violence in Domestic Reparation Programmes
By Sunneva Gilmore, Julie Guillerot and Clara Sandoval (Reparations Team)
Our new report on reparations for sexual violence and taking a gender-sensitive approach – it is available in English Spanish and French. Read the rest →
Troubles pensions for victims and survivors are long overdue, but who will pick up the bill?
By Luke Moffett (Reparations Team)
Some 46,000 individuals were physically injured during the Troubles, with thousands more psychologically traumatised by its consequences. Read the rest →
Video: Reparations in Nepal with Ram Bhandari
By Luke Moffett and Ram Bhandari (Reparations Team)
We had the pleasure of hosting Ram Bandhari in QUB where after his talk on victims and transitional justice in Nepal sat down and spoke to us about the challenges of reparations in Nepal. Read the rest →
Report: From Relief to Redress – Reparations In Post-Conflict Nepal
By Govinda Sharma, James Gallen, Luke Moffett and Laxmi Pokharel (Reparations Team)
Our new report on reparations in Nepal is now published – ‘From Relief to Redress: Reparations in Post-Conflict Nepal’. Read the rest →
Blog: Explainer on the Injured Victims’ Payments
By Luke Moffett (Reparations Team)
By Luke Moffett
The campaign for a pension for seriously injured victims has been a long road since it started back in 2012, following a report by Marie Breen-Smyth on the impact of the Troubles on those injured. Read the rest →
Report: From Truth To Repair – Implementing Truth Commissions’ Recommendations on Reparations
By Luke Moffett and James Gallen (Reparations Team)
Reparations and truth commissions are considered key pillars of societies transitioning from conflict, authoritarianism and colonial pasts. Read the rest →
LawPod: Non-State Armed Groups, Human Rights and International Law
Dr Katharine Fortin from Utrecht University joined us for a podcast to discuss the role of non-state armed groups in international law and their implications for reparations with Dr Luke Moffett. Read the rest →
Guidance and Application Form for Payments for Seriously Injured and Bereaved Victims
By Luke Moffett, Caoimhe O'Hagan, Nikhil Narayan and Sunneva Gilmore (Reparations Team)
In response to the Northern Ireland Office’s consultation on a pension for seriously injured victims, we made a consolidated response drawing from our project’s research and previous records to produce a guidance document, draft legislation and application form to inform the development of the regulations for this scheme. Read the rest →
Podcast: Victim Participation in the Prosecution of International Crimes
In this LawPod podcast, Dr Luke Moffett joins ASF’s Dr Elisa Novic to discuss victim participation and claims for reparations in domestic international criminal proceedings. Read the rest →
Anonymity not a simple solution to pensions for seriously injured victims
Opinion piece by Luke Moffett appeared in the Irish News 2 October 2019
Free Presbyterian Minister David McIlveen (September 28) has suggested that compensation for those seriously injured can be simply solved by making those claiming it anonymous. Read the rest →
Report: Reparations in Peru – 15 Years Of Delivering Redress
By Julie Guillerot (Reparations Team)
We are pleased to publish our country report on reparations in Peru, written by Julie Guillerot. Read the rest →
Report: A Promise to be Fulfilled: Reparations for Victims of the Armed Conflict in Guatemala
By Denis Martínez and Luisa Gómez (Reparations Team)
As part of our fieldwork in Guatemala we have produced a report written by Denis Martínez and Luisa Gómez on the domestic reparation programme and jurisprudence on reparations to respond to the armed conflict and genocide. Read the rest →
Blog: The Limits of the Law: Putting Reparations into Practice
by Luke Moffett, Cheryl Lawther, Sunneva Gilmore and Ebba Lekvall. This blog is based on workshops held in Geneva Academy, IOM and Palais Wilson (OHCHR). Read the rest →
Blog: Between Punishment and Mercy – Alternative Sanctions and the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
By Luke Moffett (Reparations Team)
How do you deliver peace and justice after fifty years of conflict that saw millions of civilians victimised? Read the rest →
Time to start thinking seriously about reparations in South Sudan
By Luke Moffett (Reparations Team)
While the world waits in hope for the transition in Sudan, the peace process in South Sudan remains unfinished. Read the rest →
Alternative Sanctions before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace: Reflections on International Law and Transitional Justice
By Luke Moffett, Cheryl Lawther, Kieran McEvoy, Clara Sandoval and Peter Dixon (Reparations Team)
As part of our fieldwork in Colombia and support of the GCRF Impact Accelerator Award we have been engaging with the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) on its alternative sanctions regime and the role of reparations. Read the rest →
New Report – Reparations in South Sudan: Prospects and Challenges
By Stephen Oola and Luke Moffett (Reparations Team)
As part of the GCRF Impact Accelerator Award our project team conducted engagement activities with key stakeholders in South Sudan on some of the lessons learned from other contexts in the ‘Reparations, Responsibility and Victimhood in Transitional Societies’. Read the rest →
Reparations At The ICC: Can It Really Serve as a Model?
By Luke Moffett (Reparations Team)
Read the rest →Reparations at the International Criminal Court (ICC) can be seen as an afterthought at the end of trial or, more cynically, as an incentive for victims to testify and support the work of the ICC.