Workshop: The Legacy and Future of the Mothers of Srebrenica Case

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On 12 November 2020, the Utrecht Centre for Accountability and Liability Law (UCALL) together with the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), both from Utrecht University, and the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) will host the workshop on The Legacy and Future of the Mothers of Srebrenica Case.

After 12 years of litigation, on 19 July 2019 the Dutch Supreme Court rendered its final judgment on the Mothers of Srebrenica case. The case is currently pending before the European Court of Human Rights. Mothers of Srebrenica has left important footprints and triggered new questions on the issues of State responsibility and accountability, immunity, human rights and tort law. The workshop brings academics and practitioners to explore these intricate issues. 

The focus of the workshop is limited to the legal issues emanating from the Mothers of Srebrenica case and does not aim to cover broader issues pertaining to Srebrenica, or the case-law of other domestic and international courts and tribunals on this topic.

Programme

12:30 – 12:40

Welcome

François Kristen, Professor at Utrecht University and co-director of UCALL

Kushtrim Istrefi, Assistant Professor at Utrecht University (UCALL/SIM), co-organizer of the workshop

12:40 – 14:00

Panel 1: Litigating Mothers of Srebrenica Case
Chair:    Šejla Imamović, Assistant Professor at Maastricht University
    
15 Years of Litigation of Mothers of Srebrenica and Still Counting
Marco Gerritsen, Oomen & Sweep Advocaten, Legal Representative of Mothers of Srebrenica 

Mothers of Srebrenica Case: a Bosnian Perspective
Elmin Omičević, PhD Candidate with RENFORCE at Utrecht University

A Monument for Srebrenica in The Hague
Otto Spijkers, Professor of International Law at Wuhan University
 

14:10 – 15:30

Panel 2: Public International Law

Chair: Chair: Brianne McGonigle Leyh, Associate Professor at Utrecht University

Shared Responsibility in Mothers of Srebrenica
Natasa Nedeski, Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam

Attribution and Liability in the Dutch case-law        
Cedric Ryngaert, Professor at Utrecht University/UCALL 

Litigating the Immunity of International Organisations     
Luca Pasquet, Assistant Professor at Utrecht University/UCALL

15:40 – 17:00

Panel 3: ECHR and Tort Law
Chair: Elif Durmus, PhD Cand at Utrecht University/SIM

Fair Trial in the Mothers of Srebrenica case
Zane Ratniece, Acted as co-counsel in Mothers of Srebrenica v. The Netherlands

The right to life in the Mothers of Srebrenica case
Kushtrim Istrefi, Assistant Professor at Utrecht University/UCALL and co-counsel in Mothers of Srebrenica v. The Netherlands

What do they seek, and what will they find? 
Gijs van Dijck, Professor at Maastricht University

Tort law claims for achieving accountability of the State: the UK approach
Ugljesa Grusic, Associate Professor at the University College London

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Registration

Registration is possible by sending an email to ucall-studentassistent@uu.nl before 10 November 17:00. Please mention your name and programme of studies in the email. 

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