Laboratory Argentina. An Analysis of Case Law on Crimes Against Humanit
The conference explores the relationship between justice, memory and crimes against humanity in Argentina, focusing on judicial responses and the role of narratives in reconstructing the violence committed during the dictatorship.
M. Caslini (2026), The Supreme International Crime: On Power and Inequalities in Light of the Special Tribunal for Aggression Against Ukraine
Addressing the limited criminological scholarship on the crime of aggression, Martina Caslini’s article, “The Supreme International Crime: On Power and Inequalities in Light of the Special Tribunal for Aggression Against Ukraine” (International Criminal Law Review, 2026), explores its place within political and state crime studies, the structural inequalities underpinning impunity, and the potential of a victim-centred approach informed by the transitional justice paradigm to challenge them.
Contested Symbols, Fractured Memory: The Politics of Symbolic Reparation in Colombia
The article “Símbolos en disputa, memoria fracturada: la política de reparación simbólica en Colombia" examines the role of symbolic reparation in transitional justice processes in Colombia, focusing on the construction of historical memory and victims’ participation.
Political Reform in Colombia: A Commitment to Democratic Opening in Order to Build Peace
The working paper “Political Reform in Colombia: A Commitment to Democratic Opening in Order to Build Peace”, written by Antonio José Lizarazo Ocampo and published by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law & International Law in June 2026, addresses the issue of political reform in Colombia as a central element in peacebuilding, in the implementation of the commitments established by the 2016 Final Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP.
Whose Stories Count? The Epistemic Pathways of Victims’ Narratives at the International Criminal Court
“Whose Stories Count? The Epistemic Pathways of Victims’ Narratives at the International Criminal Court” by Alessandra Cuppini, published in the Journal of International Criminal Justice, explores how victims’ stories are received and interpreted within the International Criminal Court.
Transition and Trauma: On the Construction and Politics of Expertise in Transitional Justice
“Transition and Trauma: On the Construction and Politics of Expertise in Transitional Justice” by Jessica Auchter, published in Global Studies Quarterly (April 2026), examines how ideas of expertise are constructed and mobilized within the field of Transitional Justice.
“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.
A. Ceretti, R. Cornelli (2026), Per una pace possibile. Responsabilità, giustizia e riparazione al tempo delle guerre
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?
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.
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.