Donia Human Rights Center Panel | The Dayton Peace Accords on Bosnia at 30: Successes, Failures, and Challenges Ahead
Edin Hajdarpasic, Loyola University Chicago; Tatjana Papić, Union University Belgrade Law School; Valery Perry, Democratization Policy Council
Thirty years after the signing in Dayton, Ohio, of the peace agreement ending the war in Bosnia, both Bosnia and its neighbors face immense challenges to respect for human rights and the rule of law. In this panel, experts from the region specializing will discuss the successes, failures, and future prospects for the region. The panel will be preceded by the showing of The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, a film based on events during the Bosnia conflict and winner of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival Palme D'Or for Best Short Film.
Moderator:
Steven Ratner
Bruno Simma Collegiate Professor of Law
Director, University of Michigan Donia Human Rights Center
Steven R. Ratner is the Bruno Simma Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan. He teaches and writes in the field of public international law on a range of issues, including war and peace, human rights, foreign investment, the United Nations (UN), territorial and ethnic-based disputes, and business and human rights. He is also interested in the intersection of international law and political philosophy and other theoretical issues.
Panelists
Edin Hajdarpasic, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of history at Loyola University Chicago
Edin Hajdarpasic is an associate professor of history at Loyola University Chicago. He is the author of Whose Bosnia? Nationalism and Political Imagination in the Balkans, 1840-1914 (Cornell, 2015), which received the Rothschild Book Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies from the Association for the Study of Nationalities. He writes about nationalism, imperialism, and contestations over history and memory in southeastern Europe.
Tatjana Papić, Ph.D.
Professor of International Law and International Human Rights Law at Union University Belgrade Law School
Tatjana Papić (LL.B. Belgrade, LL.M. Connecticut, PhD Union Belgrade) is a Professor of International Law and International Human Rights Law at Union University Belgrade Law School and an International and Comparative Law Research Scholar at the University of Michigan Law School. She is also a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading School of Law (UK) and at the Center for Law and Pluralism, University Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Before joining Union University, Tatjana was head of the legal department at the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights.
Her research focuses on international responsibility, human rights, and the interaction between international law and domestic politics. She has published in leading journals, including American Journal of International Law, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, and Cornell International Law Journal.
She has taught as a Visiting Professor at the University of Münster Faculty of Law and at Washington and Lee University School of Law, and was a Senior Grotius Research Scholar at the University of Michigan Law School. She has also consulted for international organizations such as UNDP, Council of Europe, OSCE, and the EU Fundamental Rights Agency.
Valery Perry, Ph.D.
Senior Associate, Democratization Policy Council
Valery Perry has worked in the Western Balkans since the late 1990s, conducting research and working for organizations including the Democratization Policy Council (DPC), the European Center for Minority Issues (ECMI), the Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG), the NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR), and several NGOs. She has worked at both the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the OSCE Mission to Serbia. At a broader regional and global level, she has consulted for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the UN Development Program, IMPAQ International, Interpeace, and other organizations, with a focus on evaluation and impact assessment, and research on issues related to corruption, extremism and governance. She taught courses in conflict analysis and resolution at the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology. She attended public schools, and went on to receive a BA from the University of Rochester, an MA from Indiana University’s Russian and East European Institute, and a PhD from George Mason University’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution.
Valery has published numerous articles and book chapters, has spoken at conferences and policy events in the United States and throughout Europe, and has testified at the U.S. Congress. She has edited three books, including Statebuilding and Democratization in Bosnia and Herzegovina (with Soeren Keil) and Extremism and Violent Extremism in Serbia: 21-st Century Manifestations of an Historical Challenge. Her first documentary film, Looking for Dayton (www.lookingfordayton.org) was screened at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival.
This event is free and open to the public and is in-person only.
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at umichhumanrights@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
Moderator:
Steven Ratner
Bruno Simma Collegiate Professor of Law
Director, University of Michigan Donia Human Rights Center
Steven R. Ratner is the Bruno Simma Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan. He teaches and writes in the field of public international law on a range of issues, including war and peace, human rights, foreign investment, the United Nations (UN), territorial and ethnic-based disputes, and business and human rights. He is also interested in the intersection of international law and political philosophy and other theoretical issues.
Panelists
Edin Hajdarpasic, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of history at Loyola University Chicago
Edin Hajdarpasic is an associate professor of history at Loyola University Chicago. He is the author of Whose Bosnia? Nationalism and Political Imagination in the Balkans, 1840-1914 (Cornell, 2015), which received the Rothschild Book Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies from the Association for the Study of Nationalities. He writes about nationalism, imperialism, and contestations over history and memory in southeastern Europe.
Tatjana Papić, Ph.D.
Professor of International Law and International Human Rights Law at Union University Belgrade Law School
Tatjana Papić (LL.B. Belgrade, LL.M. Connecticut, PhD Union Belgrade) is a Professor of International Law and International Human Rights Law at Union University Belgrade Law School and an International and Comparative Law Research Scholar at the University of Michigan Law School. She is also a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading School of Law (UK) and at the Center for Law and Pluralism, University Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Before joining Union University, Tatjana was head of the legal department at the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights.
Her research focuses on international responsibility, human rights, and the interaction between international law and domestic politics. She has published in leading journals, including American Journal of International Law, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, and Cornell International Law Journal.
She has taught as a Visiting Professor at the University of Münster Faculty of Law and at Washington and Lee University School of Law, and was a Senior Grotius Research Scholar at the University of Michigan Law School. She has also consulted for international organizations such as UNDP, Council of Europe, OSCE, and the EU Fundamental Rights Agency.
Valery Perry, Ph.D.
Senior Associate, Democratization Policy Council
Valery Perry has worked in the Western Balkans since the late 1990s, conducting research and working for organizations including the Democratization Policy Council (DPC), the European Center for Minority Issues (ECMI), the Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG), the NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR), and several NGOs. She has worked at both the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the OSCE Mission to Serbia. At a broader regional and global level, she has consulted for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the UN Development Program, IMPAQ International, Interpeace, and other organizations, with a focus on evaluation and impact assessment, and research on issues related to corruption, extremism and governance. She taught courses in conflict analysis and resolution at the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology. She attended public schools, and went on to receive a BA from the University of Rochester, an MA from Indiana University’s Russian and East European Institute, and a PhD from George Mason University’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution.
Valery has published numerous articles and book chapters, has spoken at conferences and policy events in the United States and throughout Europe, and has testified at the U.S. Congress. She has edited three books, including Statebuilding and Democratization in Bosnia and Herzegovina (with Soeren Keil) and Extremism and Violent Extremism in Serbia: 21-st Century Manifestations of an Historical Challenge. Her first documentary film, Looking for Dayton (www.lookingfordayton.org) was screened at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival.
This event is free and open to the public and is in-person only.
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at umichhumanrights@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
| Building: | Michigan League |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | balkan, eastern europe, europe, human rights, Slavic |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Donia Human Rights Center, International Institute, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, Department of History |
