June 25-27, 2007 | Nuremberg
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Parallel workshops


Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 09.30 - 13.00 h

1. From Mediation to Sustainable Peace
What are the connections between transitional justice and mediation? The workshop will discuss questions such as the integration of human rights elements into the design of mediation processes; matching specific mediation models with existing structures and conflict constellations; post-peace agreements, including monitoring.

2. Justice in Situations of Ongoing Conflict
Questions to be addressed include: Can there be sufficient rule of law and impartiality in situations of violent conflict to go ahead with justice programmes? What impact (favourable/unfavourable) do criminal proceedings have on peace processes? What considerations should guide justice institutions in times of conflict?

3. Looking Back and Moving Forward -
    The Nexus between Justice and Development
Starting from a broad, multidimensional notion of sustainable peace, the workshop will discuss resource allocation, the sequencing and complementarity of actors, and identify links between development cooperation/aid programmes and transitional justice mechanisms in the framework of country-specific development strategies.

4. The Legal Framework
The workshop will take stock of the national and international legal framework regarding amnesties and the rights of victims (truth, participation, reparation, restitution), and will discuss legal issues arising out of the Rome Statute of the ICC.

5. Lessons from Negotiated Justice Options in South Africa and Colombia
In a number of country contexts, justice options were capped during peace negotiations. How were these compromises arrived at? What impact do they have on the peace process? How are they perceived by victims? How does the continued presence of potential "spoilers" affect the situation?

Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 14.30 - 18.00 h

6. Negotiating Justice
Justice issues need to be dealt with as early as possible in the peace process. How have such issues been addressed in peace agreements? How do the mediators involved in negotiations view them? The workshop will draw on case studies by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.

7. The Impact of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
The workshop will shed light on the complementary relationship between the ICC and national justice systems. It will discuss the risks and benefits of ICC action in areas of conflict, including the role of the ICC as an actor/catalyst in promoting security, humanitarian issues and development.

8. Reconciliation
The workshop will discuss the importance of reconciliation, understood as a pragmatic process of building group relationships: How does this process relate to other justice and development requirements? What is the role of civil society in building such relationships? Gender justice and reconciliation?

9. Justice Mechanisms and the Question of Legitimacy:
    Concepts and Challenges
Based on three case studies, the workshop will seek to clarify the legitimacy of internal and external actors and justice mechanisms. To that end it will discuss concepts of the legitimacy of justice, perceptions of external and internal justice models, and challenges for the transition from external to local justice mechanisms.

10. Alternative Approaches to Dealing with the Past
How have some countries achieved (relative) stability and human rights protection despite the absence of formal or recognised transitional justice mechanisms? The workshop will examine some of the more frequently cited examples.