ABSTRACT

Restorativejusticetechniquesseemtoleavegraduallytheir"research anddevelopment"phaseandtoevolveinmanycountriestowards beinga"normalised"routineactivity.Oneofthemainrisksof thoughtlessenthusiasmispossiblenegligenceofthelegalrightsof thoseinvolved.However,settlingtheaftermathofacrimewithout respectforhumanrightsandtheessentialfreedomsduetoallcitizens involvedwouldbedetrimentaltosocietyanditscommunities.