Seeking Justice Research Articles

Metaphysical Aspects of Russian Social Consciousness in Russian Philosophy and Publicity of the beginning of the 20th Century

The article notes that for an in-depth analysis of the worldview and socio-political exhortations of the "Russian world" ideology carriers, it is insufficient to identify only the natural and historical prerequisites for the formation of these exhortations. It is necessary to reveal the deep metaphysical foundations of the Russian ethnic group spirituality. The fact these foundations have transformed into one of the essential elements of the "Russian world" aggressive spiritual substance, increase the relevance of this problem in modern conditions. The author of the article offers an overview of understanding of this problem by the representatives of Russian journalism and philosophy of the beginning of the 20th century, Maxim Gorkiy and Nikolai Berdyaev. The article notes that M. Gorky in his essay "On the Russian Peasantry" criticizes the illusory views of Russian writers of the middle and the second half of the 19th century on the nature of the Russian peasantry (and at the same time the Russian ethnic group in general, because Russian society was mostly peasant) as a wise seeker of truth and justice, a person with a broad and generous soul, a carrier of world humanistic values. The specificity of the development of Russian history, the geographical living conditions formed, in Gorky's opinion, the traits of cruelty, aggressiveness, and contempt for the human personality that define the behavior of the Russian peasant. These features, imprinted on the deep supra-individual level of the Russian peasant, are invariant with respect to the class and political affiliation of their bearers. They can be eradicated only through radical social transformations and long educational processes. The article pays special attention to N. Berdyaev's views on the metaphysical roots of historical and spiritual manifestations of the Russian soul. Under this review, he analyzes the existential ideas of Russians about the value of human life, about their attitude to God, to the ideas about good and evil, as well as their attitude to the state and other peoples. Berdyaev considered the main source of aggressiveness, irrationality and unpredictability of Russian deeds to be the underdevelopment of the personal principle in the spiritual and social life of Russian society. He considers the consequences of such underdevelopment in the history of the social structure of Russian society, in the religious practices of Russians. The conviction of Russians in the divine origin and universality of their values gives them confidence that Russia must become the liberator of the nations.The author of the article expresses the opinion that the value orientations of Russians rooted at the metaphysical level regarding the messianic character of their actions in relation to other peoples, confidence in their chosenness do not provide grounds to hope for changes in these orientations as a result of a change in political, spiritual leaders or political power.

Urgensi Penegakan Hukum Terkait Kejatahan Tindak Pidana Suap Dalam Etika Profesi Advokat


 In Indonesia, Law Enforcement Officials, Including Judges, Prosecutors, Police, And Advocates, Are Responsible For Delivering Justice. Advocates Are Law Enforcement Officers Who Assist Clients Seeking Justice In The Legal System And Provide Legal Aid Services. Assistance Is The Process Of Making It Easier For Clients To Solve Problems When Dealing With The Legal Process. Advocates Are Obliged To Uphold Human Rights And Devote Themselves To The Interests Of Society Rather Than Themselves, Making Their Profession A Noble One. However, It Turns Out That Many Advocates Have Stated That They Have Committed Crimes Since 2005, At Least 22 Advocates Have Been Charged With Corruption Cases, 16 Advocates Have Committed Bribery, Two Advocates Have Provided Inaccurate Information, And Four Others Have Obstructed Investigations. The Results And Discussion Of The Research Show That Criminal Cases Of Bribery Committed By Advocates Can Be Tried By The State Through Law In Statutory Regulations As Stipulated In The Criminal Code, The TPS Law, And The PTPK Law. This Study Aims To How To Enforce The Law On The Crime Of Bribery Committed By Advocates In Carrying Out Their Duties And Profession. The Method Used In This Study Is A Normative Juridical Method By Taking An Approach Through Statutory Regulations.
 Keywords: Crime, Law Enforcement, Justice

Peran Etika Profesi Hukum sebagai Upaya Penegakan Hukum

The principle of the rule of law in the life of society and the state demands the role of the advocate as a free, independent and responsible profession in legal aid in the context of enforcing criminal law, in addition to the judiciary and law enforcement agencies. as the Police and Attorney General. Through the legal services provided, Advocates carry out their professional duties for the sake of upholding justice based on the law for the benefit of justice seekers, including efforts to empower the community to realize their basic rights before the law. Advocates as an element of law enforcement in criminal justice are one of the pillars in upholding the rule of law and human rights. Guarantee of equality before the law
 Keywords: Role, Professional Ethics, Law Enforcement.

On the issue of child-friendly justice in Germany

For many years, the international community has recognized the fact that children, due to their age, have unique characteristics and needs as subjects of law. They should be taken into account in all spheres of life, but especially when they face justice. Becoming a participant in it as a witness, victim or accused, the child, firstly, becomes involved in the adult world, which is alien to him. Secondly, it becomes more vulnerable in rights, due to its incomplete development and limited capabilities, and therefore needs a different attitude. Finding a balance between public interests and the well-being of the child in the process of seeking justice and the administration of justice is a difficult and urgent task for any State governed by the rule of law. It also seems important due to the fact that the child, while continuing to grow and develop, is still open to positive socialization, in which both the family and the state play the main roles. To study the problem, the goal was set to study the experience of Germany, since this state has long focused its policy on children, developing various juvenile technologies. The specifics of the administration of justice with the participation of a child in it are analyzed, as well as the recommendations of German specialists in the field of psychology, pedagogy and jurisprudence, on adjusting the existing justice system and adapting it to the needs of the child. In particular, such issues as: features of communication with the child during the trial, psychosocial support of the child and the use of audio-video interrogation of the child are considered. According to the results of the study, the authors have drawn conclusions about how effectively the institute works in general and about the feasibility of integrating the German experience into Russia.

Testimony as Justice: An Anti-Carceral Transformative Feminist Response to Sexual Violence and Abusive International Marriages

Abstract: Sexual and domestic violence have long been a reality for Asian American women. This article examines the history and strategies of a Hmong American feminist social movement called Building Our Future (BOF) to understand how one group of Asian American women have devised creative methods to address sexual and domestic violence in their families and communities. Exploring the concept of “testimony as justice” against violence and enacting long-term social transformation, especially as it manifests through the exploitative practice of abusive international marriages, this article shows how BOF challenges dominant and carceral responses to sexual and domestic violence. BOF’s insistence on addressing the root causes of sexual and domestic violence through their strategic usage of social media, community dialogues, and personal testimonies reveals how Asian American feminist movement building can be sustained by engaging a wide array of constituencies. These strategies challenge the neoliberal female subject seeking justice through the criminal legal system and, instead, situates justice within the context of communal transformation. The article ultimately argues that BOF’s strategies of “speaking out” about abusive international marriages outside the context of the criminal legal system while seeking to transform the entire Hmong American community constitutes a unique site for understanding anti-carceral transformative feminist visions of testimony as justice for survivors of sexual and domestic violence.

Inheritaged land dispute resolution process through litigation judicial mechanism in Gorontalo city

The phenomenon that occurs in land disputes every year has increased. This is evident from data from the Indonesian National Land Agency (BPN) which mentions around 2,865 cases of large-scale land disputes that have not been completed and have an impact on hampering the completion of registration and granting of land rights. Disputes can happen to anyone and anywhere. Disputes can occur between individuals and individuals, between individuals and groups, between groups and groups, between companies and companies, between companies and countries, between countries, and so on. The purpose of the study is a description of the settlement of inheritance land disputes through the litigation judicial mechanism in Gorontalo City. The research approach chosen in this study is descriptive qualitative with ethnographic research types. This type of research data consists of primary data and secondary data. Settlement of inheritance land disputes, then there are 2 (two) courts that handle it, namely the Religious Court and the District Court (General). Dispute resolution in court (litigation) is one of the most popular ways for some people in addition to the existence of out-of-court (non-litigation) dispute resolution methods, because the court is an institution that is trusted to provide binding solutions for justice seekers related to the problem at hand, but on the other hand some justice-seeking communities feel that their rights are violated if something goes wrong the authority to adjudicate from the court against the dispute it is trying. Cases of inheritance disputes in Gorontalo City, are not monopolized by the Religious Courts, but many residents who are in dispute inheritance take the route of district courts or public courts.

THE POSITION OF SUPREME COURT REGULATION NUMBER 5 OF 2019 REGARDING GUIDELINES FOR ADDITIONING APPLICATIONS FOR MARRIAGE DISPENSATION POST THE REVISION OF THE MARRIAGE LAW

The birth of Supreme Court Regulation Number 5 of 2019 concerning Guidelines for Trialing Applications for Dispensation of Marriage is certainly a legal instrument as a means of achieving justice, certainty and benefits for justice seekers, especially as a condition for marriage under the minimum age limit for marriage after the revision of the marriage law. The purpose of this study is to examine the position of Supreme Court Regulation Number 5 of 2019 concerning Guidelines for Trialing Applications for Dispensation of Marriage. This research uses normative method. The background findings of Supreme Court Regulation Number 5 of 2019 concerning Guidelines for Trying Marriage Dispensation Applications to complete the legal vacuum after the revision of the Marriage Law in providing a legal umbrella for the process of adjudicating applications for marriage dispensation which so far have not been clearly regulated in laws and regulations. Position of Supreme Court Regulation Number 5 of 2019 Regarding Guidelines for Adjudicating Applications for Marriage Dispensation, judges must ensure that children's statements are heard in court as an effort to prevent violations of children's rights.

Judge's Considerations For Marriage Dispensation at The Sidenreng Rappang Religious Court (Socio-Juridical Analysis)

Requests for dispensation of marriage at the Sidenreng Rappang Religious Court have increased from year to year, and in 2019 there were 222 cases. describe the development of mating dispensation. (2). Analyzing the background to the marriage dispensation application, and (3). Describe and analyze the judge's consideration of the intent of the Marriage Law in article 7 paragraph (2) of Law Number 16 of 2019 concerning amendments to Law Number 1 of 1974, because the intention of deviation is not explained, so a separate interpretation is needed from the Judge. And how the Judge in his considerations must prioritize and guarantee the best interests of the childfulfilled, so as to suppress early marriage.
 This type of research is descriptive qualitative, the research location is at the Sidenreng Rappang Religious Court, for primary data sources, namely copies of decisions, marriage laws, Judges, Registrars and Justice Seekers and secondary data sources, namely from Annual Report documents and LKjIP Court case data Religion Sidenreng Rappang, several books as references. To solve the problems in this thesis the author uses the theory of judges' considerations (Mukti Arto 2007), this is also supported by the maqashid al-Syariah theory to parse Islamic law against requests for dispensation of marriage.
 Based on the results of this study, the authors formulated conclusions (1). The dispensation for marriage at the Sidenreng Rappang Religious Court has always increased from year to year and in 2019 experienced a very sharp increase. (2). The background is cultural, educational, economic, environmental and pregnant outside of marriage. (3). Juridical analysis of the legal considerations of the judges of the Religious Court of Sidenreng Rappang regarding dispensation of marriage examines article 7 of the Marriage Law Number 16 of 2019, guided by PERMA Number 5 of 2019 as a guideline for adjudicating applications for dispensation of marriage, and based on fiqhi principles and paying attention to maaqashid al-Syariah. It turned out that it ignored several administrative requirements that could support the judge's considerations in realizing and guaranteeing the best interests of the child.

ACCESS TO POSBAKUM IN PANDEMIC TIMES AND THE DIGITAL ERA FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A MEANING OF SOCIAL JUSTICE FULFILLMENT

Access to justice for the community is a mandate from the Constitution Article 28 Paragraph 1, which states that everyone has the right to recognition, guarantees, protection, fair legal certainty, and equal treatment before the law. The development of access to posbakum is a form of fulfilling social justice for the community following the mandate of the fifth principle of Pancasila. It is also stated in Law Number 48 of 2009 concerning Judicial Power, which requires the court to assist justice seekers, try to overcome all obstacles, and achieve a simple trial, fast and low cost. Therefore, a legal aid post (Posbakum) is established at every court to help the underprivileged gain access to justice and equality before the law. So far, posbakum can only be accessed by going to court directly, so during the Covid-19 pandemic, people were hampered from getting these services. Especially for people who live in villages far from the courts, it is tough for them to access and obtain legal aid services from the courts. This paper examines how to develop posbakum so that village communities can more easily access it. It will also investigate the obstacles people in rural areas face in obtaining posbakum services. The method used is qualitative with data collection techniques through library research and interviews, coupled with a normative study of related regulations. This study shows that the existence of Posbakum, through partnerships with the village government, can provide better access to justice for village communities.

CONSTRUCTIVE ETHICS OF JUDGES IN INDONESIA; PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIC STRENGTHENING

The existence of judges has been positioned as a fundamental and influential instrument for law enforcement in Indonesia. The role of judges in examining, adjudicating and even deciding cases actually relies on ethics and morality which have been fully outlined by the Law and other derivative regulations. This study aims to unravel the ethical ideals of judges from a juridical perspective, the reality of ethical problems of judges and strategies to strengthen judges in Indonesia. This type of research uses library research or library research through a review of relevant library materials. The results of the study show that the scope of judge ethics includes personality ethics, ethics in carrying out their duties, ethics for colleagues or fellow judges and ethics towards society or seekers of justice which as a whole are intended as a means of progress and personality formation, as a means of social control, and as a guarantee increase in the morality of judges. Despite the fact, the ethics and morality of judges are faced with problems stemming from the weaknesses in the personality of judges internally and the tension and ineffectiveness of the supervisory system externally. Therefore, the realization of a strong oversight policy by involving the Supreme Court as internal oversight and the Judicial Commission as external oversight is a strategic answer to overcoming the decline in the integrity and morality of judges, and is supported by constructive efforts such as strengthening the essential performance of the Honorary Panel of Judges in examining and deciding alleged violations of the code of ethics, stimulated the performance of the liaison team and judge supervisory assistants, strengthened strict sanctions in line with reward and punishment policies and built responsive legal values and culture.

Jurisdiction Conflict between Indonesian District Courts and State Administrative Courts: The Possibility Using ‘Joint-Proceeding’ Concept for Resolution

This study aims to examine the impact of jurisdictional conflict between the Indonesian District Court and Administrative Court after PERMA Number 2 of 2019’ enachment on justice seekers, and examine the possibility of applying ‘joint-proceeding’ concept as a solution. The research uses normative legal research by examining data in the form of primary legal materials of two judges’ decisions relating with conflict of court jurisdiction, as well as secondary legal materials namely ‘joint-proceeding’. The research analyses qualitatively the data to assess the impact of the jurisdiction conflict and to analyze the possibility of using ‘joint-proceeding concept. It shows that conflicts of court jurisdiction between district court and state administrative court has an impact on injustice and legal uncertainty for justice seekers since furthermore the pleading is not accepted then. The concept of ‘joint-proceeding’ which has been recognized in the Indonesian judicial system may be applied as the way to overcome the conflict, especially in case there are two legal aspect engaged in a state administrator’s legal conduct, namely both private and administrative legal aspect. ‘Joint-proceeding’ concept will create an efficient legal process and legal certainty. However, a discussion still has to be made on how to hear the case with two different procedures: the civil procedure and the administrative procedure.

Legal Assistance of the Justice Seeking Community through the Legal Aid Postal Service at the Pasarwajo Religious Court

Keberadaan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum dalam mewujudkan keadilan yang berpihak pada masyarakat keadilan sangat penting di Negara Indonesia. Salah satu perwujudan itu diwujudkan dalam bentul Pemberian Layanan bantuan hukum yakni Pos Bantuan Hukum di Pengadilan Agama Pasarwajo. Kegiatan ini merupakan bentuk pengabdian kepada masyarakat antara dosen fakultas hukum, Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Amanah Peduli Kemanusiaan yang bermitra dengan Pengadilan Agama Pasarwajo dalam pemberian bantuan hukum kepda masyarakat miskin. Pada dasarnya, Posbakum Pengadilan Agama Pasarwajo telah menerapkan dan melaksanakan ketentuan yang ada dalam Perma Nomor 1 Tahun 2014 jo. SOP Pelayanan Pos Bantuan Hukum (POSBAKUM) Pengadilan Agama Pasarwajo No : SOP/AS/02 Tanggal 2 sedangkan peran Posbakum Pengadilan Agama Pasarwajo ada 4 yakni a) Memberikan bantuan hukum secara prodeo menurut UU 16 Tahun 2016 dan Perma No. 1 Tahun 2014; b) Memberikan akses keadilan bagi masyarakat yang kurang mampu terhadap pelayanan pengadilan; c) Melaksanakan asas peradilan yang cepat, murah dan biaya ringan; d) Mewujudkan peradilan yang agung sebagai mitra dari pengadilan agama pasarwajo. Legal Assistance of the Justice Seeking Community through the Legal Aid Postal Service at the Pasarwajo Religious Court The existence of legal aid institutions in realizing justice in favor of the justice community is very important in the State of Indonesia. One of the manifestations is manifested in the form of providing legal aid services, namely the Legal Aid Post at the Pasarwajo Religious Court. This activity is a form of community service between law faculty lecturers and The Amanah Peduli Humanitarian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBH ALIM), in partnership with the Pasarwajo Religious Court, in providing legal assistance to the poor. Basically, the Pasarwajo Religious Court Posbakum has implemented and implemented the provisions contained in Perma Number 1 of 2014 jo. SOP for Legal Aid Postal Services (POSBAKUM) of the Pasarwajo Religious Court No. SOP/AS/02 dated two while the roles of Posbakum for the Pasarwajo Religious Court are 4, namely a) Providing legal assistance on a free basis according to Law 16 of 2016 and Perma No. 1 of 2014; b) Providing access to justice for underprivileged communities to court services; c) Implementing the principle of fast, low-cost and low-cost justice; d) Realizing a great judiciary as a partner of the Pasarwajo.

Praktik Penyelesaian Sengketa Perbankan Syariah Di Pengadilan Agama Kota Kediri

This study aims to analyze the practice of sharia banking dispute resolution at the Kediri City Religious Court, to review the obstacles experienced by the Kediri City Religious Court in resolving sharia banking disputes, to examine the efforts that must be made by the parties towards the settlement of sharia banking disputes in the courts. Religion of the City of Kediri in order to create legal goals. This study uses field research and literature, there are two sources of data in this study, namely primary data sources and secondary data, after combining the data exposure using deductive, descriptive and inductive methods. The results of this study explain that the settlement of sharia banking disputes at the Religious Courts of the City of Kediri is still done manually and of course there are obstacles faced by the religious courts of the city of Kediri, namely from justice seekers and third parties, so in this case to realize the legal objectives to make it more effective. effective and efficient is resolved by peaceful means or amicably using a mediator.

Environmental justice and the state

In this article, I address a set of recent publications that explicitly critique U.S. environmental justice (EJ) movements and scholars for looking to the state for protection from environmental harm. These publications have argued that U.S. EJ movements and scholars have become preoccupied with seeking justice through state institutions instead of through other routes of change, that they do so principally through overly cooperative practices that cede the terms of debate to the state, and that engaging with the state inherently perpetuates injustice. Their arguments make important, incisive contributions to EJ studies and raise sobering questions about EJ activists’ engagement with the state. In this article, I highlight some of these contributions, but I also critique their arguments on two grounds: First, drawing on various studies, I argue that these publications’ empirical characterizations of EJ activism understate the diversity of tactics EJ activists use. Second, I argue that they treat the state as a wholly and inevitably repressive instrument of capital, and that this leads them to make politically problematic recommendations that dismiss the ways in which states also serve other ends, can be made to do so more meaningfully, must be made to do so, and are being made to do so. Reductionist characterizations of the state too easily dismiss the prospects for change through the state—including reforms that are modest but nevertheless reduce harm as well as “nonreformist reforms” that more fundamentally support justice, all of which can be pursued through both collaborative and confrontational practices. I draw on recent theoretical and empirical research from political ecology, political geography, and Native American and Indigenous studies—scholarship that treats the state in a more relational fashion and which intersects with or exists largely outside of EJ studies—to theorize my arguments and provide illustrative examples.

Perceptions of Prospective Advocates Attaining Legal Education During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Advocates are one of the elements of law enforcement that are crucially needed by justice seekers; hence, a good legal education is needed. Then, how is the advocate education process during the COVID-19 pandemic? This study will reveal the perspectives of prospective advocates in participating in the Special Advocate Profession Education (PKPA) during a pandemic about how their motivations, reasons, and experiences continue to follow the education process under the shadow of the coronavirus that still exists. This qualitative research was conducted on 40 prospective advocates who participated in the 12th PKPA Batch in 2021. The data were obtained by conducting in-depth interviews with each PKPA participant and recording them. Furthermore, audio analysis was conducted to maintain the validity of the data. The findings showed that a strong passion for becoming an advocate is their ambition, and the legality of PKPA organizers and the application of health protocols are the reasons for prospective advocates to continue their education during a pandemic. Another finding was the experience of PKPA participants who considered that new adaptations were needed, and feelings of limited and technical obstacles were barriers that had to be further corrected in the implementation of advocate education. The implications of this research are to provide constructive advice for advocate education providers in implementing PKPA well during the pandemic and provide more attractiveness to prospective participants to participate in PKPA comfortably and safely.
 
 Received: 30 August 2022 / Accepted: 21 October 2022 / Published: 5 November 2022

Statement of Expert in Holding Special Cases at the Investigation Stage Based on Perkap 6 of 2019 Concerning Investigation of Criminal Acts

As a form of implementation as a rule of law state, law enforcement officers consisting of police, prosecutors, judges and lawyers are presented to carry out this function. The police as one of the law enforcers carry out security measures in the community, in every action they are subject to formal law, namely the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP). In the Criminal Procedure Code, the task of the police to disclose a crime or also called a crime is known as an investigation. In the investigation stage which aims to make light of a crime and find the suspect by collecting evidence, of course, must go through the correct and accountable procedures. A little wrong in carrying out the procedure, the investigator as a user in the investigation in his actions makes it clear that the crime must collect evidence that can really be tested in quality. In the Criminal Procedure Code, evidence is contained in Article 184 paragraph (1) which consists of witness statements, expert statements, letters, instructions and statements of the accused. As for the evidence that is in the spotlight in the expert's statement, where the expert's statement is evidence that is felt to play a significant role in determining the elements of the crime which in the end can shed light on the crime in the investigation stage. KUHAP as the holy book of criminal law practitioners in enforcing criminal law is certainly expected has all the facilities or in other words can accommodate all the sense of justice for the parties involved in it. As we also know that the Criminal Procedure Code was born in 1981, if we feel that he is already 40 years old, if we equate it with human age, it can be said that he is entering adulthood. The maturity of the KUHAP so far can be marked by the persistence of the Criminal Procedure Code as the basis for law enforcement and justice seekers in criminal cases even though there are patchworks here and there in the form of implementing regulations and in the form of a Supreme Court Circular to provide perfection and fulfill the people's sense of justice.

The Effectiveness of Sharia Economic Dispute Resolution Between Religious Court and National Sharia Arbitration Board

Sharia economic dispute is a conflict of interest or loss for either party to the business or activities carried out by individuals, groups of people, or business entities that are legal or not legal entities to meet the needs of a commercial and non-commercial nature according to sharia principles. Furthermore, it can be resolved through litigation or judicial and non-litigation, or out-of-court lines. Resolution disputes through religious courts always takes a long time and complicated administration, but until now is it still in high demand by justice seekers. There is dispute resolution outside the judiciary, one of which is arbitration through National Sharia Arbitration Board (BASYARNAS) which can be the solution. This paper is a qualitative research study with a case was taken from Religious Court Class 1A Sleman and BASYARNAS Representative In Yogyakarta. The findings of this study provide the results dispute resolution in religious courts is more desirable because it has more executive powers than BASYARNAS, and also religious courts hold the absolute authority of sharia economic dispute resolution and religious courts spread throughout districts in Indonesia, so religious courts are very easy to find, in contrast to BASYARNAS whose existence is still in every capital of several provinces in Indonesia. Religious courts are superior because of the quality of judges, their presence in every district in Indonesia, and the culture of the people.

Review of We Do This ‘Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba (Haymarket Books)

What if social transformation and liberation isn't about waiting for someone else to come along and save us? What if ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves? In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle. With chapters on seeking justice beyond the punishment system, transforming how we deal with harm and accountability, and finding hope in collective struggle for abolition, Kaba's work is deeply rooted in the relentless belief that we can fundamentally change the world. As Kaba writes, 'Nothing that we do that is worthwhile is done alone' (172).

Review of We Do This ‘Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba (Haymarket Books)

What if social transformation and liberation isn't about waiting for someone else to come along and save us? What if ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves? In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle. With chapters on seeking justice beyond the punishment system, transforming how we deal with harm and accountability, and finding hope in collective struggle for abolition, Kaba's work is deeply rooted in the relentless belief that we can fundamentally change the world. As Kaba writes, 'Nothing that we do that is worthwhile is done alone' (172).

The Uses of Mourning

The Uses of Mourning