Tag Archives: Barbora Holá

Rethinking Informers in transitional justice in liberal times

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Mark Kersten

The following is a contribution by Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala to JiC’s ongoing symposium on Mark Drumbl and Barbora Holá’s new book, Informers Up Close. Dr. Kiyala is a Senior Lecturer at the International Centre of Nonviolence, in the Faculty … Continue reading →

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As the past repeats we see the ‘other’ in us all – A review of Informers Up Close

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Mark Kersten

The following contribution to Justice in Conflict’s ongoing symposium was written by Emma J Breeze, Assistant Professor in international criminal law and international humanitarian law at the University of Birmingham. For all of the other submissions, please see here. Mark … Continue reading →

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Disguise, Blur, Purr, and Nakedness: Mark Drumbl and Barbora Holá on Informers Up Close: Stories from Communist Prague

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Mark Kersten

The following introductory post was written by Mark Drumbl and Barbora Holá, authors of the book Informers Up Close, the subject of JiC’s ongoing symposium. For all other contributions, please see here. You can’t hide your lyin’ eyes And your … Continue reading →

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Introduction – A JiC Symposium on Mark Drumbl and Barbora Holá’s Informers Up Close

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Mark Kersten

In a course that I run on responses to international crimes, I paint my students the following scenario: Canada is taken over by a brutal dictatorship that suppresses human rights. The regime lasts for twenty years before democracy is restored. … Continue reading →

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