Comparative Jurisprudence Of Forgiveness: Lessons From Transitional Justice And The Indian Constitutional Reimagination

Jagrti Kurra, BBA. LLB (Hons.), School of Law, UPES ABSTRACT Forgiveness enters as what law cannot codify, but the society still needs Forgive, under the Oxford Dictionary means to stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for an offence, flaw or mistake. But, according to the Gita, in verse 3, Chapter 16- it means to relinquish the desire for revenge and allowing emotional wounds to heal, rather than forgetting the offence. This paper connects and jointly examines law, jurisprudence,...