Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs
Transitional Justice Symposium
The Peace-building Department of the FPS Foreign Affairs is organising an international symposium in cooperation with the Study and Documentation Centre on War and Contemporary Society (SOMA), entitled Transitional Justice after War and Dictatorship: Learning from European Experiences (1945-2000) on 23 and 24 May. The aim cannot be to point out to the countries in the developing world what their future of the past will or, worse still, must look like. When Europe looks in the mirror of its own unresolved past, it becomes clear that modesty might be in order. Based on Europe’s experiences it may, however, be possible to point out the various scenarios that may be expected in this process of resolution. The emphasis in this regard may fall on the possible accelerating or delaying, stabilising or destabilising factors.
Registration for this symposium must be addressed to lut.vandaele@cegesoma.be or cegesoma@cegesoma.be before 21 May. More information: flyer (PDF, 1.97 MB) + programme (PDF, 149.07 Kb).
Offices closed on 17 and 18 May
The offices of the FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation will be closed on 17 and 18 May.
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