Transitional Justice and Reconciliation

Martina Fischer is Programme Director at the Berghof Foundation, Berlin; Olivera Simic is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Griffith University, Brisbane

Introduction: Struggling with the Legacy of War - Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1995-2015, Martina Fischer Part 1: Legal Justice and the Need for Restorative Approaches 1. Dealing with the Past from the Top Down and Bottom Up - Challenges for State and Non-State Actors, Martina Fischer 2. The ICTY after 20 Years of Experience – Assessments from an Insider’s View, Klaus Hoffmann 3. The Micro Legacy of the ICTY in Croatia – A Case Study of Vukovar, Tamara Banjeglav 4. Rape, Silence and Denial, Olivera Simić 5. Political Memory as an Obstacle to Justice in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Jelena Subotić Part 2: Obstacles and Prospects for Reconciliation 6. Dealing with the Past in Serbia - Achievements in the Past 20 Years, Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović & Sanja Ćopić 7. Young Adults’ Perspective of Social Reconstruction in Three Post-War Communities in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dinka Čorkalo Biruški & Dean Ajduković 8. Educating Citizens in Bosnia-Herzegovina - Experiences and Contradictions in Post-War Education Reform, Briony Jones 9. Discrimination: From Construction to Deconstruction - An Essay on the Prospects of Reconciliation in Bosnia-Herzegovina 20 Years after Dayton, Miodrag Živanović 10. Economic Development and Perspectives for Reconciliation, Will Bartlett Conclusion: Dealing with Past Violence as a Long-Term Challenge - Lessons from the Balkans, Martina Fischer