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War Devastates The Lives Of Those Who Are Caught Up In It. For Thousands Of Years Reparations Have Been Used To Secure The End Of War And Alleviate Its Deleterious Consequences. More Recently Human Rights Law Has Established That Victims Have A Right To Reparations. Yet In The Face Of Conflicts That Last For Decades With Millions Of Victims, How Feasible It Is To Deliver Reparations? This Book Drawing From Interviews With Dozens Of Victims, Ex-combatants, Government Officials And Civil Society Actors In Six Post-conflict Countries Examines The History, Theoretical Justifications And Practical Challenges Of Implementing Reparations After War. Importantly It Argues That Reparation Success Rests On The Struggle Of Victims Against The Hegemony Of States And Unwillingness Of Other Responsible Actors To Remedy The Past. To Secure Implementation It Involves Finding A Goldilocks Zone Between Victims' Rights And Societal Interests, As Well As Encouraging Those Responsible For Causing Such Carnage In War To Make Amends To Those Left Suffering The Consequences. Reparations Offer The Promise Of A Better Future For Victims Caught Up In War, But Just Because The Guns Have Silenced, Does Not Mean That The Contestation Of The Legitimacy Of War, Who Is A Victim And Deserves To Benefit From Scarce Resources Has Ceased. This Book Sheds New Light On The Role Of Non-state Armed Groups In Making Reparations, The Role Of Victim Mobilisation, The Evolving Use Of Reparations And The Political Instrumentalization Of Redress--