Reparation
Reparation is the compensation (compensation) of an individually suffered injustice by eliminating or mitigating its consequences or providing compensation. Reparations to a victorious war party that are made on the basis of an international treaty do not count towards reparation .
target
The aim of reparation is to eliminate a moral guilt . This includes repentance , atonement, and compensation for the damage caused.
Elimination of historical injustice
For example through
- the legislation in the context of the German reparation policy and the Austrian “restitution” as an attempt at political reparation for what the victims of National Socialism and the Second World War had to endure.
- the rehabilitation of the politically persecuted such as the Stasi victims or the victims of the Stalin purges
- Instruments of transitional justice and restorative justice , such as truth commissions
Personally
In simple cases, an apology may be sufficient. If damage has occurred, compensation is required.
The satisfaction is an outdated form of reparation suffered defamation.
Legal
A legally effective compensation for suffered disadvantage, damage, injustice or violation is provided for in various legal provisions.
General
- Claims settlement through an insurance company
- compensation under public law
Civil law
- through compensation and compensation for pain and suffering
- or to the rear handle of a person liable to a third party, the Regress ;
Criminal
- through the perpetrator-victim balance
- or through benefits under the Victims Compensation Act .
Rehabilitation and reparation as a topic in the literature
Healing a damaged reputation is a common topic in the literature . In the 19th century, E. Marlitt , for example, contributed to this with her novella Schoolmaster Marie (1865/1890).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jörg Fisch : Reparations after the Second World War. Munich 1992.