On the occasion of the Independence Day of the Kingdom of Norway, in the City Library in Travnik, on May 17, 2023, a promotion of the works of the academician prof. Ph.D. Arne Johan Vetlesen was held. The works were trasnalted from Norwegian to Bosnian by prof. dr. Rasim Muratović.
The works of academician Vetlesen were discussed by prof. Ph.D. Rasim Muratović, director of the Institute for Research of Crimes Against Humanity and International Law at the University of Sarajevo and translator from Norwegian to Bosnian, as well as emeritus, prof. Ph.D. Faik Uzunović, former ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Kingdom of Norway.
Arne Johan Vetlsen (1960 - ) is one of the most famous Norwegian philosophers. He is a professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Oslo. He is the author of thirty books and hundreds of scientific works and essays in which he studied the concept of evil.
In 2015, the University of Sarajevo awarded the Peace and Progress Award to Professor Vetlesen at the proposal of the Institute for Research of Crimes Against Humanity and International Law.
Arne Johan Vetlesen is a prominent figure in Norwegian scientific thought.
In his essays on genocide, Vetlesen, unlike most genocide researchers, focuses on the victim. In his works, he particularly focuses on the intention present today to impose guilt (those killed) and shame (those who survived) on the victims of genocide.