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A Framework for Reparations ClaimsKeith N. HyltonWilliam Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University; Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law Boston College Third World Law Journal (Symposium issue), Vol. 23, pp. 31-44, 2004 Abstract: These remarks, prepared for the Boston College Third World Law Journal Reparations Symposium, compare different reparations claims in terms of their goals and viability as tort suits. I contrast two approaches observed in the claims: a "doing justice" model, which involves seeking compensation in important cases of uncorrected or uncompensated injustice; and a "social welfare" model that seeks to change the distribution of wealth. Claims under the first category are far more consistent with tort doctrine and likely to meet their goals than the social welfare-based claims.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 13 Keywords: reparations, restitution, slavery, class action, causation, statute of limitations JEL Classification: K00, K13, K41, K42 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: April 1, 2003Suggested CitationContact Information
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