Calibrating Colonial Crime

Reparations and The Crime of Unjust Enrichment

Joshua Castellino (University of Cambridge, Minority Rights Group International)

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Bristol University Press
01 October 2025

Human rights; Civil rights & citizenship; International human rights law; Civil remedies

This profound book by leading socio-legal scholar Joshua Castellino offers a fresh perspective on the lingering legacies of colonization.

While decolonization liberated territories, it left the root causes of historical injustice unaddressed. Governance change did not address past wrongs and transferred injustice through political and financial architectures.

Castellino presents a five-point plan aimed at system redress through reparations that addresses the colonially induced climate crisis through equitable and sustainable means.

In highlighting the structural legacy of colonial crimes, Castellino provides insights into the complexities of contemporary societies, showing how legal frameworks could foster a fairer, more just world.

By: Joshua Castellino (University of Cambridge Minority Rights Group International)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529241860
ISBN 10: 1529241863
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 01 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Joshua Castellino is Co-Executive Director at the Minority Rights Group International and Professor of International and Comparative Law at the University of Derby. He is Visiting Professor at the College of Europe Natolin and at Oxford University.

Reviews for Calibrating Colonial Crime: Reparations and The Crime of Unjust Enrichment

""Blending academic legal insights with political-legal experiences of a practitioner, Joshua Castellino develops a visionary approach to climate policy with colonial injustices, reparations and indigenous rights at its core."" Wolfgang Kaleck, General Secretary of the ECCHR ""In this engaging and erudite book, Castellino argues that reparation for colonial crimes is both necessary and feasible. Employing an invigorated interpretation of the international crime of unjust enrichment, he sets out a persuasive basis for reparation on legal as well as historical grounds."" John H. Knox, Wake Forest University School of Law