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Katarina’s doctoral research explores the nature and scope of reparations in public international law and transitional justice in order to consider the claim to redress for so-called 'historical' enslavement. Her work develops a comprehensive theory of reparatory justice in law and considers how such new understandings of legal redress can inform debates about dealing with ‘historical’ injustices in the contemporary environment. Katarina’s doctoral research is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council's (AHRC) Antislavery Usable Past project. Katarina is also involved in research concerning contemporary enslavement, the right to remedy in international law and the requirements of effective protection of the basic rights to be free from slavery, servitude, forced labour and human trafficking.
In 2016, Katarina Schwarz and Jean Allain worked in conjunction with the African and Caribbean Support Organisation of Northern Ireland (ACSONI) to convene a public event and academic conference in Belfast dealing with the topic of reparations and the Maangamizi.
Several commentaries available at https://blog.antislavery.ac.uk/category/commentaries/ http://www.slaveryandpublichistoryuk.com/blog
- 'Dealing with the Past, Looking to the Future: An Intercultural Dialogue on Human Rights and Justice’, public forum held on 29 June in Belfast, NI, convened by Jean Allain, Katarina Schwarz and Jeremy Watkins in collaboration with ACSONI and the QUB Human Rights Centre. The conference was sponsored by the AHRC’s Antislavery Usable Past project.
- ‘From the Transatlantic Slave Trade to Engaging the Maangamizi: Historical Injustice and Reparations’, academic conference held at Queen’s University Belfast on 29-30 June 2016 convened by Jean Allain, Katarina Schwarz and Jeremy Watkins in collaboration with ACSONI, the Society for Applied Philosophy and the QUB Human Rights Centre. The conference was sponsored by the AHRC’s Antislavery Usable Past project and the Royal Institute of Philosophy.
- Submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on issues relating to reparations for crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Bemba case: L. Moffett, R. Killean, Y. Brunger, E. Dowds, K. Schwarz, L. Dempster and S. Gilmore (QUB Human Rights Centre), ‘Submission pursuant to Article 75(3) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and Rule 103 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence in the Bemba Case on Reparations Issues’ (October 2016). Submission accepted by the ICC.
- Submission to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on issues relating to reparations for ethnic Vietnamese: R. Killean, L. Moffett, A. Chisholm, R. Hanna, E. Vasiliauskaite and K. Schwarz, ‘Submission to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia supporting reparations for ethnic Vietnamese victims of the Khmer Rouge’ (April 2016). Submission accepted by the ECCC.
Katarina Schwarz, ‘Bars to Recovery: The Caribbean Claim to Reparations for Slavery in International Law’, Otago Yearbook of Legal Research (2014)
The legal maxim ubi jus, ibi remedium – where there is a right there is a remedy – is the starting point for my understanding of reparations. Thus, in simple terms, reparations can be defined as those measures (both material and symbolic) designed to redress or remedy a breach of a moral or legal right. Working within the international legal framework, I define reparations in accordance with the ‘Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts’ and the ‘United Nations Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy for Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law’ to include measures of cessation, guarantees and assurances of non-repetition, restitution, compensation and satisfaction.