Practical Information
The seminar is for university and secondary school students.
Those who wish to participate should be 18 years and older and
have a good knowledge of English.
The number of participants is limited. We advise you to send us a
letter of application by December 10th to ASF ([email protected]), which
includes a brief motivation and C.V.
The programme starts at the Anne Frank House and the whole
group will go by bus to Nuremberg. There we will stay in a hotel.
There will be no costs for participation or for the travel to
Nuremberg. Travel costs to Amsterdam must be paid by the
participants. (Part of the costs can eventually be reimbursed).
Invitation to join the seminar
Paths of Prejudice and Justice
by the Anne Frank House and
Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste
14-18 February, 2016
Financial partner of
this project:
A five day programme for students (of the age of 18 – 25
years) in the Anne Frank House Amsterdam, at the
Memorium Nuremberg Trials and the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.
We are looking for participants from The Netherlands,
Bosnia, Croatia en Serbia.
Background
The violent break-up of the Republic of Yugoslavia during the last
decade of the twentieth century shocked the world. It was the first
war on European soil since 1945 and again people were persecuted
solely because of their ethnicity. Comparisons with events in World
War II were often made. For young people the genocides taking
place during both wars raise many questions. How can people do
this to each other? What led to these conflicts? Could we have
prevented them? To help you discuss these complex topics the
Anne Frank House has developed a programme that places the war
in Yugoslavia in a broader historical perspective.
Paths of Prejudice and Justice Programme
DAY 1 Theme: Understanding the Holocaust and the
mechanism of justice
Introduction to the programme
Introduction to the Anne Frank House
Trip to Nuremberg by bus
DAY 2 Theme: The Memorium Nuremberg Trials
Visit to the Memorium and courtroom 600
Visit Nuremberg and its other historical places
DAY 3 Travel back to Amsterdam
DAY 4 Theme: Understanding the war in Former
Yugoslavia and the mechanism of justice
Aims
The programme concentrates on developments in international law
with regard to crimes against humanity both directly after the
Second World War as well as at the end of the 20th century. We will
visit the Memorium Nurnberg Trials and the Tribunal in The Hague.
The programme includes time for discussion, group work and
presentations. You will meet with eyewitnesses from both conflicts.
In Paths of Prejudice and Justice you will gain knowledge about
historical events, you will develop a deeper understanding of issues
relating to justice and injustice and gain new skills. To stimulate this
process students from different backgrounds will be recruited,
bringing their diverse experiences into discussions about justice and
injustice and issues you might be dealing with on a regular basis in
your daily life.
Reflections on the previous day
Interactive assignment and group presentations:
About the background history and various themes of the
war in Former Yugoslavia
Meeting with guest speaker
Preparations for day 5, visit to the ICTY
DAY 5 Theme: The International Criminal Tribunal on the
former Yugoslavia
Visit to the Tribunal in The Hague
Debriefing with an expert from the ICTY
Reflection on the whole programme