Join the virtual book launch of Time for Reparations: A Global Perspective, an interdisciplinary conversation by scholars and advocates to broaden our understanding of reparative strategies in the search for justice and equity. Historical injustices keep generating harm if they stay unaddressed – that premise strongly resonates with our research on the Dialogics of Justice. […]
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What is Meant by ‘Repair’ when Claiming Reparations for Colonial Wrongs?
Nicole Immler on what is meant by ‘repair’ when claiming reparations for colonial wrongs. She discusses Transformative Justice for the Dutch Slavery Past.
Lees verder15-17/06/2022 Conference ‘Reparations for historical injustices: Historical and comparative perspectives’ hosted by Utrecht University
The Dialogics of Justice Project is set to have a panel on the conference hosted by Utrecht University on reparations for historical injustices. More details will follow soon.
Lees verder22-23/03/2022 – Conference ‘Wassenaar, 1952: Re-Inventing Reparations’
The aim of this conference is to re-examine the 1952 Wassenaar negotiations, blending perspectives from history, law, and international relations. Nicole Immler will join the conference and chair a panel.
Lees verder24&25/09/2021 – Summer School On Climate at the University of Gent (Belgium)
On 24 and 25 September Obiozo contributed in the second edition of the Summer School on Climate organised for students at University of Gent. How do we discuss the complex matters of climate change and environmental pollution? Which perspectives and voices can and must be part of this conversation? Together with Peter Aers (Building Conversation) […]
Lees verderBoth Defendant and Partner for Climate Change? Fighting Royal Dutch Shell in Civil Court
Niké Wentholt & Luna Bonvie
In May 2021, the Dutch district court in The Hague came to a long-awaited conclusion in a so-called ‘climate case’, deciding in favour of a group of Dutch plaintiffs and ordering oil-corporation Royal Dutch Shell to reduce its CO2 emissions by net 45% within 10 years. Although the ruling is globally considered as a legal victory in the battle against climate change, its importance can best be understood from a broader perspective. Niké Wentholt and Luna Bonvie wrote a blogpost about the meaning of the judgement from a social-legal angle.
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Nicole Immler appointed as Professor of Historical Memory and Transformative Justice
1/7/2021
As of July 1, 2021 , our principal investigator Nicole Immler has been appointed professor of Historical Memory and Transformative Justice at the University of Humanistic Studies. The new chair responds to the juridification of society, and aims to contribute to a more human-centred approach to social justice.
Lees verder6&7/07/2021 – Conference ‘Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Transitional Justice’ hosted by Loughborough University (UK)
All team members of the Dialogics of Justice project have participated in the two-day virtual conference on Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Transitional Justice, hosted by the Loughborough University Centre for Research in Communication and Culture. The versatile program included panels on Transitional Justice and Politics of Recognition, Transitional Justice and Memory, and Transitional Justice, Human Rights, […]
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Podcast on the Keti Koti debate
01/07/2021 Podcast on the Keti Koti debate – Podcast Pluralistiek
Nicole Immler participated in a podcast hosted by the University of Humanistic Studies (Utrecht). On the 1st of July each year, the celebration of Keti Koti marks the abolition of slavery in Suriname. Nicole and student Farach Winter talked about the importance of dialogue and the meaning of reparations, especially in light of the ongoing debate on recognition of the colonial history of the Netherlands.
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Legal decisions and their dilemmas
Chapter by Nicole Immler on Colonial history at court: Legal decisions and their dilemmas.
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