MIP held lecture and workshop on ICTY legacy for Transitional Justice School participants

On 19 and 20 November 2024, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) participated in the Fourth School on Transitional Justice, held at the premises of the Sarajevo Information Centre on ICTY (IC) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Organized by the partner organization Pravnik and supported by the European Union and UNDP, the event brought together 24 law and social science students from across Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over the course of a week, the School featured lectures exploring various aspects of transitional justice related to the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, delivered by speakers from academia, civil society, and the arts.

MIP researcher Nemanja Stjepanović delivered a lecture on the legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and its successor, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism). His presentation focused on their contributions to transitional justice processes in the region, emphasizing key achievements and illustrating these with judicially established facts and archival materials.

In addition, Mr. Stjepanović conducted a training session on navigating the Mechanism's archives through Unified Court Records. This practical workshop aimed to equip students with the skills needed to address issues from the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia in a fact-based manner.

Participants were divided into groups, tasked with researching specific topics using the Mechanism's archives, and later presented their findings during the workshop's conclusion. Participation in the School forms part of the MIP's efforts to support projects and events implemented by civil society organizations active in the field of transitional justice in the region of the former Yugoslavia.

The aim of the MIP is to improve the knowledge and understanding of citizens and communities in the countries of the former Yugoslavia about the crimes committed during the conflicts of the 1990s, based on the jurisprudence of the ICTY and the Mechanism.

The MIP is funded by the European Union.