Geoffrey Nice Foundation

Post-Transitional Justice Following Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 25 Years After Srebrenica

to be held from 29 June to 10 July 2020

Webinar Report 2020

PROGRAMME

Monday, 29 June

Reading Material Day One

  • 10:00-10:30 – Introduction: Nada Bruer (IUC), Geoffrey Nice (GNF)
  • 10:30-11:00 – Nevenka Tromp: “Historiography of Yugoslavia and the origins of Yugoslav wars”
  • 11:00-11:15 – BREAK
  • 11:15-11:30  Sonja Biserko “The Future of the History of the Yugoslav Wars”
  • 11:30-11:45 – BREAK
  • 11:45-12:30 – Discussion

Tuesday, 30 June

Reading Material Day Two

  • 10:00-10:30 – Emir Suljagić “History and Memory of the Bosnian Genocide”
  • 10:30-11:00 – Hasan Nuhanović “Right to Know and Right to Tell: How to deal with the Historical Amnesia in the Aftermath of Genocide”
  • 11:00-11:15 – BREAK
  • 11:15-11:45 – Edina Bećirević “Genocide Denial”
  • 11:45-12:30 – Discussion

 

Wednesday, 01 July

Reading Material Day Three

  • 10:00-10:30 Nada Bruer, Introduction to the IUC programme
  • 10:30-11:45 VPRO documentary “Why Srebrenica Need tor Fall” of 2015
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB1ug_eFJg
  • 11:15-11:30 BREAK
  • 11:30-12:00 -Indira Skoric
  • 12:45 – Discussion

 

Thursday, 02 July

Reading Material Day Four

  • 10:00 – 10:30- Andrew Cayley “Prosecuting genocide at the ICTY”
  • 10:30 – 11:00 – Geoffrey Nice “Importance of the Slobodan Milošević Trial for the Genocide Narrative”
  • 11:00 – 13:00 – Discussion

 

Friday, 03 July

Reading Material Day Five

  • 10:00-10:45 – Discussion on Milosevic on Trial and The Snow – films
  • 10:45-11.00 BREAK
  • 11:00-11:30 Nena Tromp – Misjudging History: ICTY Genocide Judgments
  • 11:30-12:00 – Discussion
  • 12:00-12:30 – Aarif Abraham: “State Responsibility for Genocide: Duties on States under the Genocide Convention and the Legacy of the ICTY”
  • 12:00-12:45 DISCUSSION

 

Monday, 06 July

Reading Material Day Six

  • 10:00 – 10:30 – Valery Perry “The road to the Dayton Peace Agreement, its
    consequences and lessons”
  • 10:30-11:00 – Aarif Abraham “Bosnian Constitutional Reform: An Elusive Endeavor to End a Frozen Conflict”
  • 11:00 –11:15 BREAK
  • 11:15 -11:45– Hamid Sabi “Human Rights: what can be achieved with Advocacy- ”
  • 11:45 – 12:30 Discussion

 

Tuesday, 07 July

Reading Material Day Seven

  • 10:00-10:30 – Mate Granić “Diplomatic Storm: Croatia and the War in BiH”, a
    book presentation
  • 10:30 –11:00 – Sunčana Roksandić “Transitional Narrative about the Role of
    Croatia in the War in BiH”
    11:00-11:15 – BREAK
  • 11:15-11:45 – Sonja Biserko “Serbia and the Genocide in BiH: Relativisation,
    Revisionism and Self-Victimisation: Serbia’s Response to its 
    Violent Past”
  • 11:45 – 12:15– Srdan
  • 12:15-13:00 – Discussion

 

Wednesday, 08 July

Reading Material Day Eight

  • 10:00-10:30 – Aidan Hehir “Lessons Learned? The Legacy of Bosnia and Kosovo”
  • 10:30-11:00 – Nick Vetch “Why do the Human Rights Matter?”
  • 11:00-11:15 – BREAK
  • 11:15 -11:45 – Daniel Serwer “Western Balkans: US, Russia, China and the EU”
  • 11:45-12:30 – Discussion

 

Thursday, 09 July 

Reading Material Day Nine

  • 10:00 – 10:30 – Sunčana Roksandic – Future of international Criminal justice
  • 10:30 – 11:00 – Geoffrey Nice “ Is Law a New Religion?”
  • 11:00-11:15 – BREAK
  • 11:15 – 11:45 – Discussion
  • 11:45-12:30 – BILLY BUDD

 

Friday, 10 July

Reading Material Day Ten

  • 10:00 -10:30 – Benjamin Ferenz: Film
  • 10:30-11:00 Donald Ferencz: The Future is International Criminal Justice
  • 11:00-11:30 – Discussion
  • 11:30-11:45  – Official End

 

Saturday, 11 July

Reading Material Day Eleven

Optional: Possibilty of internet or joining with ceremonial events marking the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide (to be confirmed)

 

Testimonials

Lectures

Gallery

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