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Justice in Syria. Portrait (drawing) of Nadim Houry, international lawyer.

Justice in Syria should be “a new social contract”

Two months after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, director of the Arab Reform Initiative Nadim Houry explores the possibilities for transitional justice. In his view, “civil peace without justice is inconceivable today” in Syria. JUSTICE INFO: Two months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad on December 8, there is still nothing very concrete on the […]

By Franck Petit (Justice Info)

Antoine Garapon, French magistrate and head of the Commission for Recognition and Reparation for sexual crimes committed in the Church, advocates restorative justice. illustration: portrait of Garapon.

“Restorative justice is the very soul of justice”

Is the death of the ICC imminent? And what does the future hold for international law? Two renowned experts, Mark Freeman and Mark Drumbl, examine these two topical issues. Illustration: Drumbl and Freeman by Benoît Peyrucq.

Thinking about the death of the ICC and what comes next

Drawings of Azriel Bibliowicz and Ricardo Silva Romero, two Colombian writers.

Writing about crimes you can’t forget

Lucy Gaynor answers Thierry Cruvellier's questions in an in-depth interview about the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Illustration: Gaynor's portrait.

How the UN tribunal for Rwanda shaped the genocide narrative

Mark Freeman - Gangs and transitional justice. Illustration: portrait of Mark Freeman by Benoît Peyrucq.

Does transitional justice have anything to say on gang violence?

Russell Tribunal (citizen's tribunal): interview with Guillaume Mouralis - Illustration: portrait of Guillaume Mouralis.

Guillaume Mouralis: “law and justice can be powerful tools of emancipation”

Portrait of Assumpta Mugiraneza, co-founder and director of the IRIBA Centre for Multimedia Heritage (Kigali, Rwanda).

Assumpta Mugiraneza: “The policy of memory in Rwanda must be reinvented, renegotiated”

In-depth interview with Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) for Syria. Image: drawing of Marchi-Uhel.

Catherine Marchi-Uhel: “The results of the Syria Mechanism are becoming more visible”

Frédéric Mégret

Frédéric Mégret: "Justice for Ukraine depends on the outcome of the fighting”

Drawing of David Van Reybrouck

David Van Reybrouck: "The fight for decolonization can’t be detached from the fight against global warming"

Portrait (drawing) of Philip Grant, director of the NGO Trial International, specializing in international justice, especially on

Philip Grant: “Ukraine is accelerating a revival of universal jurisdiction”

Portrait of Leigh Payne (drawing) by Benoit Peyrucq

Leigh Payne: Why Latin America is leading the way on corporate accountability

Illustration (double portrait) by Joanna Kyriakakis and Mark Drumbl

“No one really wants corporations to be liable”

Anta Guissé

Anta Guissé: "The Sankara trial is in line with history”

Drawing of Massamba Gueye

Massamba Gueye: “We need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on restitutions between Africa and Europe”

Antoine Garapon

Antoine Garapon: "The Church says it's ready to repair, so we must believe it!"

Eduardo Cifuentes

Eduardo Cifuentes: “This dialogue between victims and perpetrators is unprecedented”

Amzat Boukari-Yabara

Amzat Boukari-Yabara: “France, the United States and Brazil are the main bad guys on this issue of reparations”