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Center for the Study of History and Justice

Institute of Social Sciences

Our interdisciplinary research center brings together historians, legal scholars, and sociologists who carry out comparative research concerning the relationships between history, politics, and law.

Concept photo illustrating fleeting memories

What we do

Scope of research

The Center for the Study of History and Justice focuses on 'transitional justice' and processes of legal, symbolic, and political exclusion, which occur after regime changes. Our research covers areas of constitutional law, human rights, international and national criminal law, judicial behavior, research on political transformation and transitional justice, contemporary history, democratization, and political economy.

Research objectives

Our goal is not only to carry out research, but also to establish an international collaboration network and create a platform enabling a dialogue between academics, political decision makers, and civic society.

Our area of expertise is contemporary history. By analyzing both historical and contemporary cases, we investigate how changes of political systems impact the social and legal structures. We develop a new approach to the issue of justice and law in the context of political regime changes. This makes our research significant not only for the academia, but also for practitioners specializing in human rights and political transformations.

Research
Team

Klaus Bachmann
Professor

Head of the Center for the Study of History and Justice

historian, political scientist, lecturer in German, specializies in issues of European integration, totalitarian regimes and transitional justice

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Cyuńczyk, Filip
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Ph.D. / Assistant Professor Filip CyuńczykLaywer specializing in sociology and history of law
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M.A. / Teaching Assistant Dominika Kunalawyer
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Kateryna Novikova
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Ph.D. / Assistant Professor Kateryna Novikovasociologist, historian, and translator
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Marcin Zaród
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Ph.D. / Assistant Professor Marcin Zaródsociologist

Associated researchers

  • Irene Ristić, Ph.D. — historian at the Institute of Social Sciences, in Belgrade, Serbia; co-author of numerous books and articles on international criminal tribunals, such as the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and the International Criminal Court (ICC).
  • Gerhard Kemp — professor of law at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa and the University of Bristol, UK. He specializes in transitional justice. He co-authored many publications concerning the International Criminal Court and adjudication in genocide cases in African countries.
  • Vjeran Pavlaković — professor at the University of Rijeka, Croatia. He is a historian specializing in the history of Croatia, the Yugoslav Wars, and the post-1995 reconciliation process in Croatia.
  • Jovana Mihajlović Trbovc — professor at the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, researcher of the International Criminal Court specializing in the former Yugoslavia.
  • Christian Garuka — an advocate certified by the Kigali Bar Association in Rwanda, former collaborator of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, lecturer in law, co-author of publications on politics of memory, prosecution of genocide in Rwanda and the role of the ICTR.
  • Amani M. Ejami — an advocate working in Khartoum and Abu Dhabi, co-author of publications on the role of the International Criminal Court in Sudan, South Sudan, and Libya.
  • Aleksandr Fatić — professor of social sciences a the University of Belgrade, co-author of a monograph on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
  • Moritz Vormbaum — professor of law, specializing in international criminal law.
  • Vjollca Krasniqi — professor of political science at the University of Pristina, Kosovo, co-author of a monograph on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
  • Lesia Kovalska — professor of history at the State University of Information and Communication Technologies in Kyiv. She specializes in the critical analysis of sources, methodology of document analysis, communication, and information wars.
  • Daniel Bach — professor at Sciences Po Bordeaux of the University of Bordeaux, and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). He researches regionalism in Africa.
  • Markus Kornprobst — Diplomatic Academy of Vienna (also known as the Vienna School of International Studies) and the University of Vienna. He researches international relations and the United Nations.
  • Arnold Suppan — historian at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
  • Tom Milej — professor of international law at Kenyatta University, Nairobi.
  • Fortunee Bayisenge — professor at the Protestant University of Rwanda in Huye.
  • Philippe Denis — professor of history at the University of KwaZulu–Natal, Durban, South Africa.

Research
Projects

The Center researches 'transitional justice' and processes of legal, symbolic, and political exclusion, which occur after regime changes.

Judges as chroniclers. The representation and interpretation of history by international tribunals.

This interdisciplinary research project examines how judges interpret conflicts in the context of international criminal law. The research team, comprising historians, political scientists and lawyers, carries out a comprehensive inquiry into the mechanisms, which are used to construct historical narration in legal proceedings. The common language used for this collaboration is English. The team includes scholars from Poland, Germany, Serbia, and South Africa. The team will carry out field studies in various countries. The researchers will also organize seminars to present the results of their research. Other deliverables include a series of publications and dissemination of research results.

Researchers from SWPS University who work on this project include: Professor Klaus Bachmann, Filip Cyuńczyk, Ph.D., Katia Novikova, Ph.D., and Dominika Kuna, M.A.