Dealing with the Past in Lebanon: Various Approaches to Transitional Justice
Organisation:
Lebanese Centre for Political Studies (LCPS)
Overall Objective:
Truth and Reconciliation
Type of Activity:
Dialogue
Geographic Target:
Beirut
Status:
Completed
Type of Organisation:
Research Institution
Initiative's Approach:
Public Discussions
Target Group:
Professionals
Launched in:
2005
Description:
In December 2005, the Lebanese Centre for Political Studies (LCPS) organized in collaboration with the International Centre for Transitional Justice and the Sustainable Democracy Centre the workshop ‘Dealing with the Past in Lebanon: Various Approaches to Transitional Justice.’ The workshop discussed specific mechanisms of dealing with the past including judicial accountability, non-judicial truth-seeking options, reparations to victims and memorialization in the Lebanese context. In addition, it featured cases/experiences from Argentina, Chile, Ghana, Morocco, Peru, and South Africa.