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September 18, 2009

New Briefing Paper Series: Fighting Impunity in Peacebuilding Contexts

On Sep. 16-17, a conference in the Hague titled Fighting Impunity in Peacebuilding Contexts brought together representatives of governments, multilateral organizations, and non-governmental organizations together with practitioners and researchers to share their experiences and respond to three interconnected questions:

• What are the potential contributions of transitional justice to peacebuilding and what are the possible tensions between the two?
• How can the international community contribute to peacebuilding strategies that recognize the rights of, and create equal benefits and opportunities for, victims as well as armed actors?
• How can the aims of justice be appropriately balanced with other peacebuilding aims such as security and development?

ICTJ released six papers at the event as part of its new briefing paper series (click to download in PDF format):

"The Right to Reparations in Situations of Poverty," ICTJ Reparations Unit Acting Director Ruben Carranza

"Transitional Justice in the Context of Ongoing Conflict: the Case of Afghanistan," ICTJ Afghanistan Program Director Sari Kouvo

"Limitations and Opportunities of Reparations for Women's Empowerment," ICTJ Gender Specialist Kelli Mudell

"Where to From Here for International Tribunals?" ICTJ Prosecutions Program Deputy Director Caitlin Reiger

"The Charles Taylor Trial and Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone," Sierra Leone Court Monitoring Program Director Mohamed Suma

"The Potential of Complementarity," ICTJ Prosecutions Program Director Marieke Wierda