“We want change but not like this”: Iran between violence and the desire for liberation

What is the relationship between violence and freedom? Can violence truly emancipate? Taking the situation in Iran as a starting point, this is a reflection on one of the most persistent promises in recent political history: that violence can be an instrument of liberation. A promise that, in practice, so often turns out to be a betrayal.

Comment & Opinion

A. Ceretti, R. Cornelli (2026) For a Possible Peace: Responsibility, Justice, and Repair in the Time of Wars

In a time when war is once again becoming the everyday language of politics and of our collective imagination, Ceretti and Cornelli offer a radical, countercurrent reflection: is peace still thinkable? And under what conditions?

Publication

Constructing ‘Victim-Centred Peace’: The Contribution of the International Criminal Court’s Reparations to Victims in the Al-Mahdi Case in Timbuktu

The article explores how ICC reparations in the Al-Mahdi case contributed to building a “victim-centred peace” in Timbuktu. The concept is examined through justice, material restoration, and victims’ satisfaction, highlighting the tangible impact of reparative measures.

News

Restorative Justice and Legal Pluralism in Indonesia: Implications for Atrocity Crimes and Global Criminal Justice Reform

The article proposes a model that integrates restorative justice with Indonesian legal pluralism to address the limitations of retributive approaches to atrocity crimes.

News

Taking Stock of Syria’s Approach to Transitional Justice

The article analyzes Syria’s post-conflict transition following HTS’s seizure of power in December 2024.

News

How Does a Genocide Begin? The Stages of Hate

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Casa dei Diritti is organizing a discussion dedicated to the theme of genocide, approached from multiple perspectives: historical, political, legal, and sociological.

Event

Reclaiming (Feminist) Justice: 50 Years after the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women

2026 will mark fifty years since the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women, and the initiative “Reclaiming (Feminist) Justice: 50 Years after the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women” will open its European programme in Rome on January 16, 2026.

Event

C. Chisari (2025), Gender-Sensitive Reparation through Art: Hammering Suffering at Fragmentos

The article examines the concept of gender-sensitive reparation within the framework of transitional justice, with particular attention to the potential of art as a form of symbolic reparation for women survivors of conflict.

Publication

Transitional Justice in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia: A Comparative Framework Analysis

The book “Transitional Justice in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia: A Comparative Framework Analysis” by Ines Stasa (Springer, 2025) offers a comparative analysis of transitional justice in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia, assessing truth-seeking, accountability, and reform mechanisms.

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Centring the periphery. Towards youth-sensitive reparations in transitional justice in Ethiopia

The policy brief analyses the transitional justice system in Ethiopia, expressing the hope that it will adopt a reparative and transformative perspective that is sensitive to the needs of young people.

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