- 著者
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高崎 理子
- 出版者
- 中央大学社会科学研究所
- 雑誌
- 中央大社会科学研究所年報 (ISSN:13432125)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.26, pp.175-188, 2022-09-01
This paper aims to explore the significance and issues of the concept of “Spiritual Damage” proposed by Judge Cançade Trindade in his separate opinion of Moiwana community versus Suriname case. “Spiritual Damage” is not covered by the existing categories to date. It is an aggravated form of moral damage with a direct bearing on what is most intimate values to the human person, such as his/her inner self, beliefs in human destiny, relations with their dead. In the basis of the concept, there are values and beliefs unique to Judge Trindade of respect to individuals as international legal entities, understanding for various cultures, international courts’ image with their pedagogical role. The issues of the concept include the distinction between “Spiritual Damage” and moral damage, reparation measures, legal grounds, and the validity of judicial creativity. Given that there are many cultures and ways of thinking and identity, the new concept would evolve in the future.