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Pierre Hazan

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31 July 2015 by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo.net Head of Project and associate professor at the University of Neuchâtel
Truth without Repentance in South Africa After former Yugoslavia last week, we continue our series on forgiveness with a look at the experience of South Africa and its Truth and Reconciliation Commission (1995-2002). Next week, we will wrap up with a conclusion covering [...]
24 July 2015 by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo.net Head of Project and associate professor at the University of Neuchâtel
Trading confessions for withdrawal of charges in former Yugoslavia  The introduction of plea bargaining at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) may have saved time and money, but has it served the interests of “truth”? After Rwanda last week, we continue our series [...]
19 July 2015 by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo.net Head of Project, associate professor at the University of Neuchâtel
WE HAVE SOLID EVIDENCE, SAYS HABRE PROSECUTOR On Monday, July 20, an exceptional trial is set to open in Dakar. It is the trial of former Chadian president Hissène Habré, charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture. He is being tried by the first court ever s [...]
16 July 2015 by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo.net Head of Project and associate professor at the University of Neuchâtel
Repentance in Rwanda as the Price for Freedom What was to be done with 120,000 suspected genocide perpetrators? That was the terrible question facing Rwanda after the 1994 genocide. Hence its introduction of village courts known as gacaca and policies of forgiveness. After Bu [...]
21 June 2015 by Pierre Hazan
War zones: How the man in charge of genocide prevention sees the role of the media. Adama Dieng is the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide to the U.N. Secretary General Ban-ki Moon. He is expressing to JusticeInfo.net his views on media responsibilities and challenges in conflict and post-conflict situa [...]
28 May 2015 by Pierre Hazan
ICC, GAZA AND THE RULES OF WAR In becoming a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this past April, the Palestinian Authority intends to pursue its policy of isolating the Israeli state. How better to achieve this than to watch what is perhaps the hi [...]