Bilten - Kroz pristupanje ka pravdi 4
Bulletin - Through Accession to Justice 4

Author(s): Erik Gordi, Marijana Toma
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Fond za humanitarno pravo
Keywords: Justice; rule of law; war crimes; Serbia; EU; War Crimes Trials; transitional justice; Western Balkans
Summary/Abstract: The fourth issue of the newsletter through ACCESS TO JUSTICE was published. Eric Gordy, a professor at University College London, writes about the importance of knowing and understanding events from the past. In his opinion, these processes are important both for the democratization of society and for the European perspective of the countries aspiring for EU membership. He also states that the sluggishness of the education system contributed greatly to the fact that the majority still do not know what really happened in the wars in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. Education is a topic that Marijana Toma, deputy executive director of HLC, also writes about in another article. She states that education is an important component of the process of dealing with the past and building a stable democratic state. Permanent columns offer an overview of events and trials for war crimes in the period from May 1, 2014. Through ACCESS TO JUSTICE, the bulletin indicates the importance of starting the process of dealing with the past for a country that aspires to join the community of European states, but also for the European Union itself. History has shown that unresolved issues from the past are always present and hinder the functioning of the political system, whether it is a state or a community of states. Therefore, both the Republic of Serbia and the member states of the European Union have an obligation to their citizens to provide them with a stable political and legal order, in which there is a rule of law and which provides protection and ensures respect for human rights of its citizens.

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