MIP participates in Transitional Justice School for young people legal professionals
On 28 and 29 October 2025, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) participated in the Fifth School on Transitional Justice, held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event was organized by the partner organization Pravnik and supported by the European Union and UNDP. It brought together 24 law and social science students from across Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over the course of the week, the School featured lectures on various aspects of transitional justice related to the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, delivered by speakers from academia, civil society, and the arts. Part of the event took place at the Sarajevo Information Centre on International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, also in Sarajevo.
MIP researcher Nemanja Stjepanović and MIP Coordinator Rada Pejić-Sremac introduced participants to the legacy of the ICTY and its successor, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism). They highlighted the contributions of these institutions to the transitional justice process in the region, emphasizing key achievements and illustrating them with judicially established facts and archival materials.
In addition, they conducted a practical workshop on navigating the Mechanism's archives through Unified Court Records. The session aimed to equip students with the skills necessary to address issues from the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia in a fact-based manner. Participants were divided into groups, each tasked with researching specific topics using the Mechanism's archives, and later presented their findings at the workshop’s conclusion.
Participation in the School forms part of the MIP's efforts to support projects and events implemented by civil society organizations active in the field of transitional justice in the region of the former Yugoslavia.
The aim of the MIP is to improve the knowledge and understanding of citizens and communities in the countries of the former Yugoslavia about the crimes committed during the conflicts of the 1990s, based on the jurisprudence of the ICTY and the Mechanism.
The MIP is funded by the European Union.
On 28 and 29 October 2025, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) participated in the Fifth School on Transitional Justice, held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event was organized by the partner organization Pravnik and supported by the European Union and UNDP. It brought together 24 law and social science students from across Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over the course of the week, the School featured lectures on various aspects of transitional justice related to the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, delivered by speakers from academia, civil society, and the arts. Part of the event took place at the Sarajevo Information Centre on International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, also in Sarajevo.
MIP researcher Nemanja Stjepanović and MIP Coordinator Rada Pejić-Sremac introduced participants to the legacy of the ICTY and its successor, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism). They highlighted the contributions of these institutions to the transitional justice process in the region, emphasizing key achievements and illustrating them with judicially established facts and archival materials.
In addition, they conducted a practical workshop on navigating the Mechanism's archives through Unified Court Records. The session aimed to equip students with the skills necessary to address issues from the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia in a fact-based manner. Participants were divided into groups, each tasked with researching specific topics using the Mechanism's archives, and later presented their findings at the workshop’s conclusion.
Participation in the School forms part of the MIP's efforts to support projects and events implemented by civil society organizations active in the field of transitional justice in the region of the former Yugoslavia.
The aim of the MIP is to improve the knowledge and understanding of citizens and communities in the countries of the former Yugoslavia about the crimes committed during the conflicts of the 1990s, based on the jurisprudence of the ICTY and the Mechanism.
The MIP is funded by the European Union.