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International Conference on War Criminology: Exploring Dimensions, Addressing Challenges

Abstract Submission Deadline: until May 20th

International Conference on War Criminology: Exploring Dimensions, Addressing Challenges

Date: July 22th 2024

Location: Faculty of Law, University of Porto, Portugal

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto (FDUP) - Portugal

The International Conference on War Criminology: Exploring Dimensions, Addressing Challenges will present the results of the inJUSTiceWar project funded by FCT (Ref. 2022.05692.PTDC; DOI 10.54499/2022.05692.PTDC) and offer an opportunity for people interested in the study of crimes related to war contexts, and their implications for society, to share their knowledge.

Objectives

Knowledge Exchange: Facilitate the exchange of scientific findings derived from studies dedicated to crimes related to wartime circumstances.

Multidisciplinary Dialogue: Cultivate collaborative relationships among scholars, practitioners, and stakeholders, promoting multidisciplinary reflections to address its multifaceted nature.

Knowledge Dissemination: Promote the dissemination of knowledge and ongoing investigations about crimes related to war circumstances, ensuring their accessibility to the community.

The Organisation of the International Conference invites the submission of communication proposals to be framed within one of the following areas of interest (or another, related to the proposals):

• Historical perspectives on crimes related to wartimes.
• Legal frameworks, international humanitarian law and international criminal law.
• Prosecution and accountability mechanisms.
• Sentencing studies on wartime cases.
• Gender perspectives on war and crimes.
• Post-conflict reconciliation and transitional justice.
• War, victims, and perpetrators.
• Media representations and public perceptions of crimes related to wartimes.
• Memory and post-memory of wartime crimes.

 

Conference languages: Portuguese and English War Criminology: Exploring Dimensions, Addressing Challenges International Conference

Submission Guidelines

Please submit an abstract of up to 300 words and a short bio of up to 250 words by May 20th, 2024, using the form https://forms.gle/2QUXf35o5LLAkB23A

Further information:

http://injusticewar.direito.up.pt/

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission Deadline: until May 20th
• Notification of Acceptance: June 4th
• Registration: until June 17th, 2024 (no fees required)
• Final Program: June 30th, 2024
• Conference Dates: July 22nd, 2024

 

Conference Organizing Committee

The InJUSTiceWar Research Team

• Fátima da Cruz Rodrigues (PI)
• Maria Leonor Esteves (co-PI)
• Joaquim José da Cunha Roberto (researcher)
• Pedro Sousa (researcher)
• Ana Guerreiro (researcher)
• Jorge Ibáñez (researcher)
• Daniel Cândido (BI)
• Filipa Pinto (BI)

 

In case of doubts, please, contact

injusticewarproject@gmail.com

 

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