Ukraine's Search for Justice in the Shadow of the Donbas Conflict

The book presents the case study of evolution of transitional justice policies designed by Ukraine in the context of the Donbas conflict. It offers a theoretical introduction, discusses the specific context of relevant decisions, and analyses the policies aimed at achieving three normative goals: truth-seeking, retribution, and restoration.

Should we punish wrongdoers? Should we take care of the ones who suffered from wrongdoings? Although we may believe answers to these questions are obvious, they become less so when similar questions are asked under exceptional circumstances, such as armed conflicts. These answers may decide about the continuation of hostilities or their end. The stakes are high, while we can hardly ignore the need to deal with the consequences of violence generated by a conflict.

This book discusses the dilemmas and challenges associated with the provision of justice in the context of the armed conflict in Ukrainian Donbas in 20142019.

Autorentext

Igor Lyubashenko is a political scientist who focuses on the problems of political development and transition, but also on approaches of societies to reconciliation in the contexts of large-scale conflicts and violence. He obtained his doctorate from the Faculty of Political Science, at the Maria Curie-Sk³odowska University (2010), and his habilitation from the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2018).

Inhalt

Theoretical introduction: the essence of transitional justice and the peculiarities of its application in the conditions of ongoing armed conflict Ukrainian politics and the context for transitional justice addressed at the legacies of the Donbas conflict Truth-seeking Retributive justice Restorative justice