SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY
AGGRESSION ON THE REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: THE SIEGE AND DEFENSE OF SARAJEVO
– THREE DECADES LATER -
P R O G R A M
SARAJEVO, TOWN HALL, JUNE 13, 2022.
ORGANIZERS: - UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO – Institute for Research on Crimes Against
humanity and international law
- CITY OF SARAJEVO – City Administration
SPONSOR: Assoc. Ph.D. Benjamina Karić
ORGANIZATIONAL BOARD: - Academician, prof. Ph.D. Mirko Pejanović – president
- Prof. Ph.D. Rifat Škrijelj – member
- Assoc. Ph.D. Benjamina Karić – member
- Prof. Ph.D. Rasim Muratović – member
- Dr. sc. Vahid Karavelić – member
MODERATOR: Prof. Ph.D. Rasim Muratović
Venue and date: Sarajevo, City Hall, June 13, 2022.
PROGRAM
8.45 – 9.15
Welcome and distribution of materials to participants
9.15 – 9.30
Introductory remarks: - Assoc. Ph.D. Benjamina Karić, mayor of the city of Sarajevo
- Prof. Ph.D. Rifat Škrijelj, rector of the University of Sarajevo
9.30-10.00 Coffee break
EXHIBITIONS:
10.00-12.00
Panel 1 (ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IN THE RESISTANCE AND DEFENSE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
Chairman: academician, prof. Ph.D. Mirko Pejanović
Academician, prof. Ph.D. Mirko Pejanović, member of the wartime Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina: The importance of the defense of Sarajevo for the defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Academician, prof. Ph.D. Ejup Ganić, member of the wartime Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jakob Finci, president of the Jewish community in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prof. Ph.D. Franjo Topić, president of HKD Napredak
Prof. Mustafa Spahic
Rajko Živković, Serbian Citizen Council
Edhem Bičakčić, Council of the Congress of Bosniak Intellectuals
Dervo Sejdić, president of "Kalisar" - Roma information center in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mirsad Ćatić, president of SABNOR of Sarajevo Canton
Fikret Grabovica, president of the Association of Parents of Children Killed in the Siege of Sarajevo 1992-1995.
12.00-12.30 Snack
12.30-14.30
Panel 2 (AGGRESSION ON THE REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, THE ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IN THE RESISTANCE AND DEFENSE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
Chairman: Assoc. Ph.D. Vahid Karavelić
Prof. Ph.D. Nedžad Ajnadžić, general: Political and military aspects of the defense of Sarajevo
Asst. Ph.D. Vahid Karavelić, general: The role and importance of the First Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the defense of Sarajevo
Mustafa Polutak, general: Leadership and command of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the defense-liberation war 1992-1995.
Mr. Zijad Rujanac: Problems in the organization of the defense of the city of Sarajevo from the beginning of the aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the formation of the First Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and their institutional solution
Mr. Neziran Đogo: Logistics security, unit of the 1st Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 to mid-1993
dr. sc. Meldijana Arnaut-Haseljić: The role of members of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the defense of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995.
Academician, prof. Ph.D. Džemal Najetović: Aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and armed resistance to it
Prof. Ph.D. Izet Šabotić: Resistance to aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the formation of the first units of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in April and May 1992, with a special focus on the area of northeastern Bosnia
dr. sc. Mesud Šadinlija: On the relativization of aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina and some indicators of its historical reality in the area of Sarajevo
Asst. Ph.D. Ermin Kuka, M.Sc. Almir Grabovica: General approach to the problem of aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
14.30-14.45 Coffee break
14.45-16.30
Panel 3 (SIEGE OF SARAJEVO, CRIMES COMMITTED 1992‒1995 AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR CRIMES; ROLE AND ACTIVITY OF MEDIA IN SARAJEVO UNDER SIEGE)
Chairman: Prof. Ph.D. Rasim Muratović
Prof. Ph.D. Sead Selimović: Creation of a Bosnian Serb parastate: Identification of "historical enemies" and ethnic separation of the population in the war against Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995)
dr. sc. Zilha Mastalić-Košuta: Crimes against the children of Sarajevo and non-prosecution of committed crimes
Prof. Ph.D. Ismet Alija, General: The importance of judicial investigations, indictments and judgments in achieving the goals of trust and reconciliation of the peoples and states of the Western Balkans
dr. sc. Muamer Džananović, Strategy of denying crimes and attempts to change the nature of the war in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995. - "Sarajevo Case"
dr. sc. Hikmet Karčić: Trial for war crimes before the courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995.
dr. sc. Merisa Karović-Babić, M.Sc. Elvira Toković: Siege of Sarajevo - Perspectives three decades later
Prof. Ph.D. Alija Kožljak: The role of the international community in the context of aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mr. Sead Bandžović: Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Road to Independence: Legal Challenges and Temptations (1991-1992)
Šefko Hodžić: Reports from the battlefield
16.30-16.45 Final speeches and the end of the Scientific Meeting
17.00 Lunch