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Seeking Justice in the Wake of War

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Date/Time:
February 18, 2010 - 9:30am - 11:00am
Location:
Online
Website:

https://hsphevents.webex.com/hsphevents/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=2003487&...


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This live seminar examined legal and policy issues arising in societies transitioning out of war. The seminar will address the following questions:
What mechanisms and strategies might contribute to ending impunity for wartime violations and promoting reconciliation in fragile societies?
How do traditional justice mechanisms and international criminal law approach accountability, and what are the benefits as well as the challenges of each framework?
Who should decide what course of action might be most suitable for a country transitioning out of war?
What role might humanitarian professionals play regarding attempts to balance values such as truth, justice, and reconciliation?

These questions were examined by looking to societies that have recently transitioned – or that are currently transitioning – out of war. Naz Modirzadeh (Senior Associate at the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research) and Claude Bruderlein (Director of the Program) hosted the discussion.

Panelists: 
Dr. Phil Clark, Oxford University
Laura Davis, International Center for Transitional Justice
Jasteena Dhillon, Harvard University
Hugo van der Merwe, The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
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Resources
Additional materials pertaining to this Live Seminar are available on the International Humanitarian Law Research Initiative Portal


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