ABSTRACT

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book treats restorative justice as a form of pursuing, reaching and maintaining justice. It is realists with a genuine interest in unravelling the hidden dimensions of restorative justice. The book describes pro-restorative perspectives and reimaginations of justice and fairness are brought to the forefront as demands reflect the restorative vision of world. The law is a human construct that is devoted to the advantage of all, or to the advantage of the best, or to the advantage of that in power, or to the advantage of those representing it. The book remains the individual is essentially a member of society or, as Aristotle put it, a 'social animal', whose identity is determined, but not limited, its membership of different social groups. To understand the formal delivery system of justice, need to follow a law's journey from its conception to its delivery.