Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation
The IHJR seeks to dispel public myths about historic legacies
in societies divided by ethnic conflict
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Loading...Annual Report 2009
The IHJR has taken important strides forward in developing the field of historical justice and reconciliation. The IHJR can proudly count as a key accomplishment its own transformation from being a “project” of the Salzburg Global Seminar to an independent institute in The Hague in October 2008. It is now recognized not only in The Netherlands but internationally as a center undertaking issues of historical justice and reconciliation. Our annual report of 2009, which can be downloaded here, reflects the developments of the IHJR during its first full year of independence.
Center for History, Democracy and Reconciliation
The CHDR is an outcome of the IHJR Project in the Former Yugoslavia.
Salzburg Global Seminar
The IHJR works in partnership with the Salzburg Global Seminar.
Executive Committee
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Richard Goldstone, Chairman Co-chairman of the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association and former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Former chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. |
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Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst, Vice-chairman Professor of International and European Law and Public Administration, University of Leiden. Former posts include Vice- Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Minister of Economic Affairs and Minister of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries. |
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Mark Ellis Executive director of the International Bar Association and former executive director of the ABA Central and East European Law Initiative (CEELI). |
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Timothy Ryback Co-founder of the IHJR, and deputy secretary general and director of programs of the Académie Diplomatique Internationale in Paris. Former vice president and resident director of the Salzburg Global Seminar, Salzburg, Austria. |



