Theme summary:

This call invites submissions for papers that address documentation, presentation and preservation of evidence, legal materials, and memories related to war crimes, with a particular focus on the creation of universal guidelines for war crimes archiving. The seminar will explore innovative methodologies, ethical and legal challenges, and potential risks and utilization to enhance the transformative impact of such archives.

Theme

This call invites submissions contributiong to the development of universal guidelines for war crimes archiving, addressing the documentation, presentation and preservation of evidence, legal materiasl and memories from global conflicts such as the Syrian War, Russia-Ukraine War, Tigray war and Gaza conflict. The aim is to enhance transformative impact of such archives in the context of prosecution, research, legal empowerment, and reconciliation while upholding the do-no-harm principle and the principle of effectiveness.

Key themes include:

• Ethical and legal compliance with international standards such as international human rights law and the Berkeley Protocol and the Guidelines for civil society organizations in war crimes documentation.
• Technological tools (e.g., databasing, mapping, digital forensics) and challenges related to data integrity and security in preserving and presenting digital information related to war crimes.
• Archiving methodologies of legal materials and survivor memories for future litigation, interdisciplinary research and reconciliation processes.
• Effective presentation for the purpose of legal empowerment with transformative impact to the in- and post- conflict communities.

This call seeks contributions that explore these themes through research, case studies, and implementation all with the goal of establishing best practices for war crimes archiving and proposing a universal guidelines for war crimes archiving.

Key Event:

A seminar will be held on 20-21 February 2025 in Kyoto, where selected authors will present their research and contribute to discussions aimed at establishing universal guidelines for war crimes archiving.

Important Dates:

• Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 November 2024
• Seminar: 20-21 February 2025 (Kyoto, Japan)
• Full Paper Submission Deadline: 1 May 2025

Scope:

We welcome submissions on topics including, but not limited to: