Transitional Justice - Post-Post-Soviet Space and Beyond (SZF_061)
About Study Course
Objective
To provide general knowledge in the field of transitional justice: its aims, mechanisms, application; to develop the skills to analyze transitional justice processes, drawing on insights from historical experiences and current cases.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of the political processes in the world in the 20th – 21st century.
Learning outcomes
Using the in-depth knowledge gained in the course about the transitional justice and its specifics in the post-post-Soviet space, students will compare different mechanisms of transition of rule of law, analyze the rationale and results of their choice.
Based on the analysis of the literature on the experience of historical and existing transition processes, students will describe the processes of transitional justice and their impact on current legal dilemmas, for example, in matters of shared ownership.
Students will choose scientific literature appropriate for the individual work.
Students will critically evaluate the ideas expressed in the scientific literature and discuss the interpretation of these ideas in the presentations for colleagues.
By developing research work, students will compare and analyze the mechanisms of transition of rule of law chosen by different countries.
By analyzing interdisciplinary literature and developing research work, students will integrate the knowledge and methods of different fields (political, legal sciences, history), therefore strengthening interdisciplinary research competencies.
Contrasting the experiences of different countries and the chosen models, students will demonstrate an understanding of comparative policy methods in practice.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia and Eurasia Studies, RESMeng | 2 | Master’s | Limited choice |
