The Hague Symposium on Post-conflict Transitions & International Justice

Over a four-week period this summer in The Hague, The Netherlands, 60 participants will undergo intensive training from 25 of the field's premier political leaders, academic experts, practitioners, and advocates in the skills necessary to holistically restructure a post-conflict society, as well as serve justice to those responsible for human rights violations. Participants will gain a broad understanding of concepts, controversies, and institutions in this emerging field, as well as critically examine historical and contemporary justice interventions through direct interactions with the actual decision makers. In addition, students can choose to earn academic credit from the University of Leiden. In light of the "Arab Spring" and the increasing reach of the International Criminal Court, this training could not be more timely or necessary.

IPSI's methodology stresses hands-on experiential learning where representatives from the first world, the developing world, and conflict and post-conflict countries have the opportunity to actually make the decisions faced by current leaders. The academics in The Hague will focus both on dilemmas and process, including the following key areas of interest:

• Restorative & Retributive Justice
• Truth Seeking & Investigations
• Reconciliations & Reparations
• Post-conflict Security
• Transitional governance
• Development in transitions
• Peace vs. Justice tensions

In-depth discussions with the decision-makers of and site visits to:

• International Criminal Court
• International Court of Justice
• International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
• Special Court for Sierra Leone
• Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Limited scholarships are available to participants from areas of conflict meeting strict guidelines.