Challenges of Transitional Justice: Reflections from the Syrian Case

Speech by Tine Destrooper, director of Justice Visions and an associate professor at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of Ghent University, and 2024-2025 research-fellow at the Paris IAS (FIAS program) as part of the conference organized by Julie Saada, Professor, Sciences Po Law School, Julien-Manuel Després, Student, Sciences Po Law School, and Édouard de Guise, Student, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po.

Open to the public with mandatory registration here.
Conference in French and English.

Transitional justice is a key issue in many societies grappling with the aftermath of conflict or repressive regimes. Through a global overview of recent experiences, this conference will explore contemporary challenges related to truth, justice, reparations, and guarantees of non-repetition. Among these challenges, enforced disappearances remain a critical issue, particularly in Syria, where tens of thousands of people are still missing. Bernard Duhaime will provide insight into current dynamics, progress, and persistent obstacles, drawing on the Syrian case as well as other contexts where the pursuit of justice and reconciliation remains a major challenge.

Guests and speakers

- Bernard Duhaime, Special Rapporteur on truth, justice and reparation ; Full Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM, Montreal, Canada)
- Jean-Pierre Massias, President of the Institut Louis Joinet
- Tine Destrooper, Professor at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Gand and researcher at the Paris Institute for Advanced Study (Paris IAS)
- Hugo Micheron, Lecturer at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po
- Sharon Weill, Professor at the Université américaine de Paris and the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po
- Christian Nadeau, Professor at the Université de Montréal (by videoconference)
- Julie Saada, Professor at the Sciences Po Law School
- Édouard de Guise, Student at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po

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