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Restoring Damage or Pursuing Justice? The Dilemma of Communitarian M iskitu Women Seeking a Life Free of Violence
Author(s) -
ROMERO DOLORES FIGUEROA,
BARBEYTO RODRIGUEZ ARELLY
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/blar.12488
Subject(s) - economic justice , negotiation , dilemma , damages , sociology , restorative justice , state (computer science) , perspective (graphical) , criminology , reflexivity , domestic violence , law and economics , political science , law , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , social science , epistemology , medicine , philosophy , algorithm , artificial intelligence , computer science , environmental health
This article analyses the options M iskitu women from K rukira have for negotiating the contradictions between two systems of justice – state justice and communitarian justice – in their pursuit of a life free of violence. While these two systems operate under different conceptions of justice and gender‐based violence, the communitarian system represents the most accessible option women can turn to for the reparation of damages. With a reflexive approach to the dynamics of the communitarian space, this article employs an intercultural perspective to contribute to the design of a regional model of justice that meets M iskitu women's demands.