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Blood money, also called bloodwit, is money or some sort of compensation paid by an offender (usually a murderer) or their family group to the family or kin group of the victim.
Blood money, compensation paid by an offender (usually a murderer) or his kin group to the kin group of the victim. In many societies blood money functions to prevent the continuation of hostilities in the form of a feud (q.v.).
Jan 1, 2021 · Victim-centric justice since ancient practices of blood feuds and blood-money has evolved from goals of personal justice and retribution to goals of reconciliation, state building, structural reform, and peace building.
May 18, 2017 · In Islam, the concept of Diyyah (blood money) is a way for victims to be compensated and have a voice in the sentencing of criminals.
Jan 1, 2021 · It will review the concept of ‘blood money’ in legal and traditional practice and how it assumes utility in the context of international processes of reconciliation and reparations for ...
In the city of Lahore, Pakistan on January 27, 2011, a 36-year old American CIA contractor named Raymond Davis was charged with double murder in the deaths of two Pakistani men, Faizan Haider and Fahim Shamshad.
Jul 6, 2021 · When reparations measures aren’t met with initiatives responding to the structural causes of violence, they can be perceived as “blood money, ” as victims believe accepting the payment means ...
