2. Transitional justice in post-conflict societies I. International criminal tribunals: Why do states create them?
Transitional justice choices in post-conflict environment. Definition and roles of international criminal tribunals – Rwanda, former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Cambodia – International Criminal Court – ad three waves of tribunals.
Reading list:
· Heller, Kevin Jon. The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and the Origins of International Law. 2011, Oxford, OUP. (Introduction, pp. 1-8 and Conclusion 399-401)
· Lovat, Henry. 2020. “International Criminal Tribunals Backslash”. In: Heller, Keven Jon, Mégret, Sarah M. H. Nouwen, Jens David Ohlin, and Darryl Robinson. The Oxford Handbook of International Criminal Law, OUP 2020, 29 p.
· Nsereko, Daniel. 2008. „The Role of the International Criminal Tribunals in the Promotion of Peace and Justice: The Case of the International Criminal Court. Criminal Law Forum 19, pp. 373–393.