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Flacso Chile

What do Chileans think of the Armed Forces since the death of Augusto Pinochet? This is one of the questions which is tackled by “Captive Institutions"

 

 

Transnational Terrorism, Security and the Rule of Law

The Transnational Terrorism, Security and the Rule of Law (TTSRL) project is aimed at framing the current nature of the threat of terrorism as it exists within the EU, and at generating insight into the various response options to terrorism that are available to European governments.

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Peace, Security & Human Rights

International Criminal Justice & post conflict

Seeking Accountability for Sexual Crimes in Post-Conflict Situations

By (14/07/2008)

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The systematic use of extreme violence, in particular sexual violence, in conflict and post-conflict situations raises the pressing question of how to end the cycle of impunity. On 13 and 14 May 2008, representatives of the International Criminal Court and the ad hoc tribunals, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, human rights organisations, and the European Parliament were brought together.

 

 

 

International Criminal Justice & post conflict

Paramilitary demobilisation in Colombia: between peace and justice

By (25/04/2008)

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As Colombia seeks to resolve its long-running internal conflict, the country finds itself performing a precarious balancing act between the need for peace and the need for justice.
This working paper explores the international legal framework with regards to justice, truth and reparation and asks to what extent Colombia’s very own tailor-made framework is in line with these parameters.

International Criminal Justice & post conflict

Transitional justice: a European perspective

By (18/12/2007)

ICC's President, Philippe Kirsch, and the EU's High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana, in June this year
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The author examines the history of transitional justice and the way the concept has evolved over the years. It also explores the specific legal interpretations that have been applied to it and how these have played out in recent political contexts. Finally, it offers some recommendations for how it should be integrated into EU policies, both foreign and domestic.

International Criminal Justice & post conflict

The two faces of impunity: the EU and International Criminal Court

By (05/12/2007)

Since its creation in 1998, the European Union has offered numerous gestures of support to the International Criminal Court, a fact which has been clearly manifested at the institutional level. The EU has also been criticised by a number of states over the same period, either because of the form its support has taken, because there is not enough of it, or finally, because it is seen as trying to “appropriate” the ICC for itself.

International Criminal Justice & post conflict

The Role of Women in the Northern Ireland Peace Process

By (20/04/2007)

After several ups and downs, the Northern Ireland peace process represents an exception to the European norm. It is the only peace process with clear prospects of stability, and at the same time, the only long term conflict to which, after numerous decades, resolution seems possible.

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