This paper explores the relationship between testimony and fiction in the context of transitional justice, by comparing three 1950 European literary works which use the form of interrogation, investigation, and trial.

Dissident Writing, Law and Transitional Justice in Tunisia

Sep 3rd, 2018 30m 47s

The paper explores selected testimonies and memoirs by survivors of state repression in Tunisia, in order to discuss whether their role is to be considered reformist or revolutionary after the liberation of narrative in 2011.

Voices of Suffering: The Incorporation of Victim Testimony in Judgements of the ICTY

Sep 3rd, 2018 23m 49s

This paper examines the use of victim testimony by the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, discussing the role of ‘humanitarian narratives’ in our understanding of the wars of Yugoslav succession.

Literature and Transitional Justice After the Rwandan Genocide: Veronique Tadjo’s The Shadow of Imama

Sep 3rd, 2018 29m 17s

This paper discusses the problems of literary memorialization and quest for truth in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide as addressed by Veronique Tadjo’s The Shadow of Imana.

Victims’ Narratives in the Colombian Peace Process

Sep 3rd, 2018 27m 4s

This paper analyses how victims’ voices were heard during the peace negotiations and in the implementation of the 2016 peace accord between the FARC guerrilla and the Colombian government.

The Irreverence of Bones: Reclaiming Trashed Lives in the Aftermath of Violence in Adios Ayacucho (1984) and Insensatez (2004)

Sep 3rd, 2018 27m 41s

By analysing two Latin American fictional narratives, this paper explores the metaphors of humanity as waste and memory as cleansing in the context of transitional justice.

Alternative Account, Mourning Family and Transformation into Life: Three Contemporary Artworks related to the Event of 28 February 1947 in Taiwan

Sep 3rd, 2018 50m 9s

The paper discusses three contemporary Taiwanese artworks related to the tragic events of 28 February in Taiwan, presenting their emphasis on victims as crucial in understanding the process of transitional justice.

Une démocratie sans justice transitionnelle: refoulement, silence et oubli dans le pacte de dénégation de l’Espagne de la transition

Sep 3rd, 2018 29m 49s

This paper is a study of transitional justice in Spain after the Francoist dictatorship, a process of reconciliation based on the denial of the regime’s genocidal violence.

Tolérance et justice dans le monde arabe, hier et aujourd’hui

Sep 3rd, 2018 28m 41s

The paper discusses the concept of tolerance in Arabic philosophy, literature and religion, foregrounding this value as an important objective of transitional justice in the Arab world.

Literacy and Democracy: Transitional Justice in South Africa

Sep 3rd, 2018 33m 44s

The paper explores the work of several intellectuals reflecting on South Africa’s transition to democracy, considering how the question of literacy precedes any discussion about literature and democracy.

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