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Prosecutions, Politics and Transitions
May 6, 2014
May 6th 2014 | 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Hogan Lovells Lecture Theatre
Durham Law School, Durham U.K.
Supported by:
Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
Law and Global Justice
Islam, Law and Modernity
IGLP/Santander Universities
The dramatic uprisings that ousted the long-standing leaders of several countries in the Arab region have set in motion an unprecedented period of social, political and legal transformation. Prosecutions of former leaders and other high-ranking government officials have emerged as the single most pursued route of transitional justice – something which was almost non-existent prior to the uprisings in the Arab region.
This panel addressed the question of the prosecution of political leaders in the Arab region, with a focus on four countries whose leaders were ousted during the Arab Spring uprisings: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen. The panel also benefitted from the intervention of a discussant with expertise on Latin America. Latin America’s varied experiences with transitional justice since the 1970’s provided a strong case for comparison, especially as much of the transitional justice literature is currently heavy on analyses from that region, with very little yet on the Arab region.
The following academics and practitioners made for an exciting panel discussion:
Elin Skaar, Senior Researcher, Chr. Michelsen Institute
Moataz El Fegiry, former executive director, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies | SOAS Law School
Elham Saudi, Director, Lawyers for Justice in Libya
Greta Barbone, Senior Associate, International Justice Programme, No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ)
Khaled Fattah, Guest Lecturer, Centre for Middle East Studies, Lund University and non-resident scholar on Yemen, Carnegie Middle East Center
For further information, please contact Noha Aboueldahab: ([email protected])