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Transitional Justice - Post-Post-Soviet Space and Beyond
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:14.03.2024 09:54:43
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SZF_062 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Politics | Target Audience: | Political Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Arta Snipe | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General knowledge of global political processes in the 20th-21st centuries. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide general knowledge of transitional justice: its objectives, mechanisms, their application; to develop the ability to analyse transitional justice processes using historical and current process experience. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | What Is Transitional Justice. The Emergence of Transitional Justice as a Scientific Field | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Objectives, Means, Approach of Transitional Justice | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Historical Phases of Transitional Justice | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Overview of Regions and Processes. Levels and Institutions Involved | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Persons Involved and Their Roles | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Trials and Amnesties | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Trials and Amnesties. Tribunals and Courts | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Truth Commissions | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Truth Commissions. Reparations and Compensation Programmes | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Reparations and Compensation Programmes. Institutional Reforms. Purges. Other Mechanisms | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in Post-War Europe: In Germany and Its Occupied Territories. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion Classes | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in Southern Europe in the 1970s. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in South and Central America. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in Africa. Comparative Analysis. Literature/Movie Discussion. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in the Balkans. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in Central Europe. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 17 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in Central Europe. Comparative Analysis. Literature/Movie Discussion. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 18 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in the Baltic States. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 19 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in the Territory of the Former Soviet Union. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 20 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in the Territory of the Former Soviet Union. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion. Conclusion of the Course | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | What Is Transitional Justice. The Emergence of Transitional Justice as a Scientific Field | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Objectives, Means, Approach of Transitional Justice | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Historical Phases of Transitional Justice | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Overview of Regions and Processes. Levels and Institutions Involved | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Persons Involved and Their Roles | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Trials and Amnesties | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Trials and Amnesties. Tribunals and Courts | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Truth Commissions | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Truth Commissions. Reparations and Compensation Programmes | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Reparations and Compensation Programmes. Institutional Reforms. Purges. Other Mechanisms | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in Post-War Europe: In Germany and Its Occupied Territories. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion Classes | Classes | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in Southern Europe in the 1970s. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in South and Central America. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in Africa. Comparative Analysis. Literature/Movie Discussion. | Classes | 0.25 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in the Balkans. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in Central Europe. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 17 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in Central Europe. Comparative Analysis. Literature/Movie Discussion. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 18 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in the Baltic States. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 19 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in the Territory of the Former Soviet Union. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 20 | Student Presentations on Transitional Justice Processes in the Territory of the Former Soviet Union. Comparative Analysis. Literature Discussion. Conclusion of the Course | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Within the module, students will prepare for seminars, read recommended readings and prepare a presentation. The objective of the seminars is to develop students’ ability to justify their point of view; to stimulate activity; to test their knowledge of the topic and the material. The objective of the presentation is to develop the ability to identify the main problem of the topic; to identify and evaluate alternative arguments and points of view; to present one’s own point of view, explaining and arguing why this point of view is more acceptable and superior to any other. The report must compare all possible alternatives, considering all their weaknesses and strengths. Another objective is to develop the skills to independently research situations and problems, evaluate them and develop solutions. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance un activity during lectures – 20% Activity and preparedness during classes – 30% Presentation – 25% Final examination – 25% | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Using the in-depth knowledge of transitional justice and its specifics in the post-post-Soviet space, students will compare different mechanisms of transitional justice, analyse the rationale of selecting them and outcomes. Based on a literature analysis of historical and current experiences of transitional processes, students will describe transitional justice processes and their impact on current legal dilemmas, for example, in matters of shared property. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will choose scientific literature that corresponds to the topic of their independent work. Students will critically evaluate ideas expressed in the scientific literature and discuss the interpretation of these ideas in peer presentations. When preparing their independent work, students will compare and contrast the transitional justice mechanisms chosen by different countries. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | By analysing interdisciplinary literature and developing independent work, students will integrate insights and methods from different disciplines (political and legal science, history), strengthening interdisciplinary research competences. By contrasting the experiences of different countries and the models chosen, students will demonstrate their understanding of methods of comparative politics in practice. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Visa literatūra ir angļu valodā un piemērota gan latviešu, gan angļu plūsmas studentiem | ||||||||
| 2 | Horne, et al. Transitional Justice and the Former Soviet Union: Reviewing the Past, Looking toward the Future / Edited by Cynthia M. Horne, Lavinia Stan. 2018. | ||||||||
| 3 | Lavinia Stan. Transitional Justice in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union: Reckoning with the Communist Past / Edited by Lavinia Stan. Routledge, 2009. | ||||||||
| 4 | Istvan Pogany. Righting Wrongs in Eastern Europe / Istvan Pogany. Manchester University Press, 1997. | ||||||||
| 5 | Jon Elster. Closing the Books: Transitional Justice in Historical Perspective. Cambridge University Press, 2004. | ||||||||
| 6 | Other readings are given under each lecture topic. Most materials are available online (RSU or National Library of Latvia access, Google books, or free online access). | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Readings on case studies and required reading for seminars are given under each seminar topic (RSU or National Library of Latvia access). | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | International Center for Transitional Justice webpage. | ||||||||
| 2 | Transitional Justice Research Collaborative website. | ||||||||
| 3 | The UN High Commissioner of Refugees homepage: Country reports. | ||||||||
| 4 | International Military Tribunal At Nuremberg. | ||||||||
| 5 | International Criminal Court. | ||||||||
| 6 | United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. | ||||||||
| 7 | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. | ||||||||
| 8 | The International Journal of Transitional Justice. | ||||||||
| 9 | Global Policy Forum. International Criminal Tribunals and Special Courts. | ||||||||
