Chloé Gaillard holds an MA in International and European Law, Law of State Rebuilding in Post-Conflict Societies. She has always been interested in the connection that exists between law, justice, democracy and media.
At the round table “Dealing with the Past as a Prerequisite for a Safer Future,” held in Sarajevo to mark the 32nd anniversary of the crimes near the Kazani pit, panelists reflected on the importance of documenting war crimes, promoting inclusive memorialization, and identifying steps toward a brighter future grounded in respect for the experiences of all.
Polish-born Jewish legal theorist Raphael Lemkin first coined the term ‘genocide’ in his 1944 work ‘Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation, Analysis of Government, Proposals for Redress.’ Lemkin’s description of genocide as entailing “criminal intent to destroy or to cripple permanently a human group” laid the foundations for the Genocide Convention and genocide studies as a sociological discipline.