20
May
Transitional Justice in the Midst of War
Is it possible to establish the foundations for peace while war rages? This is a pressing question to ask about the ongoing aggression against Ukraine. The conference explores the role of transitional justice in addressing the consequences of war - in the midst of war.
The term transitional justice includes a range of mechanisms that seek to draw a line between war and peace, aiming to lay a violent and difficult past to rest. These initiatives are usually understood as the first steps in a peacebuilding process. Yet, in Ukraine, many transitional justice efforts take place while the war is ongoing: war crimes are being prosecuted, material evidence and testimonies are collected in truth-seeking processes, and victims are acknowledged and commemorated.
The conference will map and critically interrogate ongoing transitional justice efforts, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the transitional justice landscape in Ukraine and the range of war crimes to be addressed. Furthermore, the conference will provide an opportunity for conceptual insights regarding the timing, spaces, and actors of transitional justice, putting the war in Ukraine in dialogue with other cases, including Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria.
The conference, engaging both academics and practitioners, hopes to generate contributions to the study and practice of transitional justice with insights from ongoing efforts in Ukraine. The discussion will have bearings beyond the Ukrainian case as part of the wider debate on transitional justice in other societies where conflict may be ongoing or where conflict may be ‘frozen’ in a state of neither war nor peace.
Format: On-site participation at Södertörn University by a special invitation and a public webinar with obligatory registration External link, opens in new window. (click on the link External link.).
Contact the conference organiser for more details:
Johanna Mannergren
20 May 2024, 09:30-16:00
Conference
Online webcasting
English
Arranged by
Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), Södertörn University
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