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Justice and Law in Post-Conflict Societies? – European Experiences and Perspectives
This brochure was prepared as a result of the Autumn Talks conference (Berlin, 2018) to summarise the main issues and views expressed during the discussions. The topic of the Autumn Talks in 2018 was transitional justice – the experience of past conflicts in Europe and their lessons for the present and the future – for Ukraine and other countries affected by the conflicts.
More than 200 civil society representatives from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and many other European countries met in Berlin’s Rotes Rathaus to discuss approaches to introducing transitional justice in post-conflict societies, particularly in Ukraine. Discussing the experience of different countries, participants reflected on whether it was possible to use it to resolve the conflict in the Donbas.
The conference took place 14-17 November 2018 in Berlin as part of the First International Forum on eastern Ukraine, organised by the DRA and the International Civil Society Platform CivilM+ for the overcoming of the conflict in the Donbas. Looking at the experience of various countries, participants discussed which ideas and in what way could contribute to the work on overcoming the consequences of the conflict not only after the conflict ends but while the fighting is still going on.
We would like to thank the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, the Berlin Senate, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, ZEIT Foundation and the Berlin Wall Foundation for their kind support.