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Abstract
This article examines the significance of the peace and justice approach to post‐conflict situations in the Balkans and Black Sea region. In order to achieve long‐lasting peace and stability in post‐conflict societies, justice needs to be pursued in some form. The Balkans and Black Sea region, where history is marked by butchery, has been struggling with the legacy of war crimes and to trying to meet victims’ demands for justice. By analysing the ten articles contained in this issue, this concluding article illustrates the multifaceted aspect of the war crimes legacy and analyses the importance as well as difficulty of addressing such a legacy in the context of the Balkans and Black Sea region, both in terms of the entire region and the future European Union.
Notes
[1] This is a similar dilemma to that faced by various transitional states in Latin America: prosecution, or amnesty, in order to restore peace and security by incorporating former political leaders into fragile governments (see Kritz Citation1995).