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Impact of the Yugoslav and Rwanda Tribunals: Lessons for the International Criminal Court

ICTJ and the Center for Global Affairs of New York University (NYU) co-hosted a panel discussion on the impact of international ad hoc tribunals in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the possible lessons these courts’ experiences hold for the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a discussion...

12/01/09
In Focus

Serbian Declaration on Srebrenica Massacre an Imperfect but Important Step

On March 31, 2010, the Serbian parliament adopted a declaration "condemning in strongest terms the crime committed in July 1995 against Bosniac population of Srebrenica" and apologizing to the families of the victims. The declaration is a step in the right direction and, potentially, an educational...

04/09/10
In Focus

South Africa: Constitutional Court Upholds Right to Express the Truth

CAPE TOWN, April 8, 2011—In a landmark judgment handed down today the Constitutional Court upheld the rights of victims of apartheid era abuses, as well as the media and public, to speak the truth about crimes amnestied by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The court held that truth...

04/08/11
Press Releases

Breathing Life into the New Constitution: A new constitutional approach to law and police in Kenya: lessons from South Africa

Building a constitutional state and pursuing social change is best approached by looking at prior successes. Here is a comparison between the Kenyan and South African constitutions and an outline of how constitutional litigation unfolded in South Africa.

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ICTJ; Howard Varney

Briefing Paper

Transitional Justice and DDR: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Brief)

The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) following the 1992-1994 war helped facilitate the transition to peace. However, the almost total failure of international and domestic authorities to support demobilized combata...

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Massimo Moratti and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess

Briefing Paper

Transitional Justice and DDR: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Case study)

The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) following the 1992-1994 war helped facilitate the transition to peace. However, the almost total failure of international and domestic authorities to support demobilized combata...

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Massimo Moratti and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess

Report

Transitional Justice and DDR: The Case of Cambodia (Case study)

Demobilization was first initiated in Cambodia in 1992, but there have been few attempts to link disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) processes to transitional justice measures. The government's overriding consideration has been the preservation of stability, narrowly i...

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Peter Bartu and Neil Wilford

Report

Transitional Justice and DDR: The Case of Liberia (Brief)

There was no formal relationship between Disarmament, Demobilization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DDRR) processes and transitional justice initiatives in Liberia. DDRR was near completion by the time the TRC began operations. This sequencing of the DDRR program prior to the TRC ...

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Thomas Jaye

Briefing Paper

Transitional Justice and DDR: The Case of Liberia (Case study)

There was no formal relationship between Disarmament, Demobilization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DDRR) processes and transitional justice initiatives in Liberia. DDRR was near completion by the time the TRC began operations. This sequencing of the DDRR program prior to the TRC ...

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Thomas Jaye

Report

Outreach Strategies in International and Hybrid Courts: Report of the ICTJ-ECCC Workshop

This document presents a non‐exhaustive summary of some of the topics discussed at a workshop on outreach organized by the ICTJ in collaboration with the ECCC from March 3-5, 2010. It first provides a general overview of the ECCC functions and outreach activities. Thereafter, it highl...

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Clara Ramirez-Barat and Maya Karwande

Report