Reflections on the Srebrenica genocide

What occurred in Srebrenica raises several questions around international peace and security, peacekeeping operations, as well as accountability for genocide. This panel will provide reflections on what happened in Srebrenica and its consequences, as well as efforts to bring justice to victims. 

Speakers

• Professor Carla Ferstman, Professor Essex Law School and Director of the Essex Human Rights Centre: “Accountability for the Failure to Protect? Navigating between the responsibility of International Organisations and Troop Contributing Countries.”
• Dr Matthew Gillett, Senior Lecturer and Chair Rapporteur of United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; former prosecuting lawyer at ICTY: “Proving the Srebrenica genocide, a view from inside the ICTY trials.”
• Professor Ismene Gizelis, Professor Department of Government and PI of the project Peacekeeping Dividends and Post-conflict Development “Evolution of peacekeeping missions and evaluation of effectiveness based on systematic studies of peacekeeping.”
• Dr Prabin Khadka, Lecturer/Assistant Professor Department of Government; former UN peacekeeper. Prabin will reflect on his experience as a peacekeeper in the DRC and the challenges of peacekeeping mandates. 
• Chair: Dr Ebba Lekvall, Lecturer Essex Law School and Co-Director of the Essex Transitional Justice Network

How to join us

All are welcome.

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