Judicial means and political ends: Transitional justice and political trials
There are fascinating parallels and connections between political trials and transitional justice. Both are seen to serve other ends than […]
In the name of ‘rule of law’…
After South Sudan declared its independence from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011, one could read in the international
Reimagining Transitional Justice in Bali
“It’s already the era of demokrasi, you know,” Pak Ketut says, nodding his head in firm approval, stretching out each
Rescuing (cosmopolitan) locals at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
On the 31st December 2014, after twenty years of existence, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) finally ceased operations.
LGBT Advocacy in Northern Ireland
In the summer of 2008, Iris Robinson had a lot to say about homosexuality. On 6 June, in a radio
Transitional Justice and the Critique of Violence
The African continent has been at the forefront of experiments with transitional justice. There have been amnesties, truth commissions, criminal
The Gate – #BORDERS
At the entrance of a mid-sized, freshly renovated office building stands a security check-up point. Manned with three guards and
Universities in a State of Exception
Today we continue our thread ‘Allie’s Jewels on University Crises’ by a post by Dimitris Dalakoglou, originally published in October
Neo-Liberal University in Permanent State of Exception!
A short while ago we celebrated Allegra’s 1st birthday by re-visiting the ‘TOP 10’ posts of our first year. After
Security by Remote Control: Automation and autonomy in robot weapon systems. Report on symposium
On May 22 and 23, 2014, Security Lancaster, the Lancaster University Centre for Science Studies and the Centre for International