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Van Ness, Daniel W (2000). US Announces it Will Not Support Development of UN Basic Principles on Use of Restorative Justice. Restorative Justice Online August 2001 Edition.

In a speech made during meetings of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, a US representative said that the US does not support development of basic principles on restorative justice, although it does feel that restorative measures are useful in appropriate cases.

Link: www.restorativejustice.org/editions/2001/aug01/us

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