Conference on International Law, Politics, and Memory: 30th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide is successfully concluded
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The 30th Anniversary Conference of the Srebrenica Genocide has officially took place at the Balkan Studies Foundation in Skopje.
In the opening session, speeches were delivered by:
- Mr. Afrim Gashi, President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia
- Mr. Munir Kolasić, President of the Bosniak Democratic Union
- Mr. Muammer Džananović, Institute for Research of Crimes Against Humanity and International Law, Sarajevo
- Mr. Enes Kafadar, President of the Worldwide Lawyers Association
- Mr. Qenan Ismaili, Mufti of Skopje
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bujamin Bela, Director of the Center for Political, Economic, and Social Research
- Dr. Sevba Abdula, Director of the Balkan Studies Foundation
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The opening conference was delivered by Prof. Dr. Satvinder Juss, a distinguished legal scholar from King’s College London.
Their remarks marked the beginning of a meaningful program dedicated to remembering the victims, confronting the past, and reinforcing the commitment to justice and peace.
Sessions held today:
Session 1: The Struggle for Truth, Justice, and Confronting the Past
Moderator: Assist. Prof. Dr. Hasan Basri Bülbül
- Denial of Genocide Against Bosniaks in Srebrenica: From Concealing Mortal Remains to the UN Resolution on Genocide – Dr. Muamer Džananović
- Legal Dilemmas of the UN’s Responsibility for the Srebrenica Genocide – Assist. Prof. Dr. Muhammet Celal Kul
- The Evolution and Application of the Joint Criminal Enterprise ( JCE) Doctrine: From the Tadić Judgment to the Srebrenica Cases – Sümeyye Koman
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Session 2: Genocide, Memory, and Historiography
Moderator: Dr. Muamer Džananović
- Remembering the Forgotten Expulsions of Muslims from the Balkans (1680s–1860s) – Prof. Dr. Mehmet Hacısalioğlu
- Admissions of Guilt for the Srebrenica Genocide and Their Importance in Confronting the Past – Dr. Jasmin Medić
- Traces of the Genocide of Srebrenica in Literature: Testimony, Memory and Narrative – Dr. İlhan Süzgün
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Session 3: Media Narratives and Foreign Policy Responses
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Hacısalioğlu
- Between Faith and Survival: The Political Landscape of Srebrenica (1988-1992) – Meldin Kešetović
- In Service of Evil: Instrumentalization of the Public Administration in Republika Srpska in Denying, Minimizing, and Glorifying the Srebrenica Genocide – Harun Išerić
- The Turkish Media’s Reaction to the Srebrenica Massacre (1995): Media Discourse and Political Approach – Agon Krasniqi
- Bosnia-Herzegovina War and Srebrenica Massacre in Bulgarian Foreign Policy (1992-1995) – Dr. Mustafa Işık
