The Muslim/Arab Sulha and the Restorative Justice Model Same Purpose, Different Approach

Authors

Doron Pely, Sulha Research Center
Golan Luzon, Bar-Ilan University

Abstract

This Article establishes sulha, the traditional Arab and Islamic dispute resolution practice, as a restorative justice ("RJ") mechanism. The Article compares sulah with western RJ: both practices strive for the same goal, repairing damaged relations, highlights the conceptual and functional similarities, including support for victims, and the importance of perpetrator responsibility. The Article introduces the concept of reintegrative honoring theory ("RHT")-a novel concept that describes the reliance of sulha relies on restoration of victims' sense of honor. Finally, the Article compares RHT with western reintegrative shaming theory ("RST").

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law | Law and Gender | Law and Society | Rule of Law

Recommended Citation

Doron Pely & Golan Luzon, The Muslim/Arab Sulha and the Restorative Justice Model Same Purpose, Different Approach, 19 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 289 (2018).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol19/iss2/4