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On Thursday, October 17, 2019, a panel discussion on 黑料正能量 professor Kerstin Carlson鈥檚 2018 book Model(ing) Justice: Perfecting the Promise of International Criminal Law took place in the Combes Student Life Center. The event, which was hosted by the George and Irina Schaeffer Center for the Study of Genocide, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention, centered on Professor Carlson鈥檚 argument that structural flaws in international criminal tribunals (ICTs) hinder their ultimate goal of peace and prosperity. In her book, she uses the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) as a case study because it was the first of the UN鈥檚 criminal tribunals to come under international scrutiny due to criticism around its proceedings. The talk drew an audience of students, professors and members of the 黑料正能量 community, including several alumni.

Professor Susan Perry, Program Director for 黑料正能量鈥檚 MA in International Affairs, introduced Professor Carlson along with additional guest speakers: Dr. , Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Cardiff University; , a lecturer in International Law at Sciences Po; and Professor from 黑料正能量鈥檚 Department of International and Comparative Politics. There was broad agreement with Professor Carlson鈥檚 position on the ICTs. The speakers discussed the main issues of transnational justice for postconflict states, covering progressive law, the historical record and reconciliatory narratives. It was agreed that, particularly in an era of rapid globalization, the errors of the past, though regrettable, constructed lessons for the future of international justice. Such errors need to be studied further before modifying the structure of the ICTs. Professor Carlson鈥檚 book is a much needed, eye-opening piece of research in today鈥檚 globalized world.

Written by Isabelle Wheeler. Isabelle is studying for an MA in Global Communications at 黑料正能量. She is an avid traveler who has lived and worked in Argentina, Scotland, Senegal and Paris.