Transitional Justice, Peacebuilding & Reconciliation
Communist Trials of 1919 in Northern Transdanubia
Hungarian Soviet Republic; communist trials; political offences; criminal liability; legal continuity; regime change
The article examines criminal proceedings conducted after the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic against former communist officials in Northern Transdanubia. It evaluates their substantive and procedural legality, the interpretation of political offences, and the tension between legal continuity, justice, and retroactive punishment.
NAGY, SZABOLCS
The Legality of the Pristina - Belgrade Political Dialogue...
Dialogue; state-building; Europeanization; Kosovo; Serbia; EU; constitution
In order to fulfil the preconditions set by the European Union vis-à-vis Western Balkans, countries of the latter must meet numerous criteria to show that they are ready to adhere in the EU. One of those conditions as stipulated in the Stabilization and Association Agreement is the regional cooperation, which entails the good neighbouring relations between candidate and/or potential candidate countries. In order to help both Kosovo and Serbia fulfil partially these criterions, EU has decided to step in and facilitate a high level political dialogue between the two countries. However this is being done by the EU in ambiguous terms, and uncovering a risk of constitutional crisis in Kosovo. The dialogue is meant to provide a fast track mechanism for reconciliation and good neighbouring relations, however this needs to be done at the cost on finding a creative approach and often violating provisions of the Constitution of one side, Kosovo, since it doesn’t recognize it as a state but rather as a territorial entity still in line with the Resolution 1244 of the UNSC (1999). The paper provides an analytical approach of the agreements signed and binding legal documents, such as the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo (2008), in order to point out key elements of constitutional infringement. Further, the paper argues briefly the imposing provisions of the agreement by the EU in the Europeanization context, concluding that the Europeanization process cannot be fitted universally without carefully analysing the legal as well as the cultural and historical context.
PUSTINA, LORIK
Exploring Links Between Civil Society and Transitional Justice in the Western Balkans...
Transitional justice; civil society; Bosnia and Herzegovina; reconciliation; peacebuilding; RECOM
The article examines the contribution of civil society to transitional justice, reconciliation, and peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider Western Balkans. It evaluates domestic initiatives, institutional cooperation, and the RECOM process, emphasizing the need for coordinated strategies involving governments, victims, civil society, and international actors.
MIRKOVIĆ, MAJA
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