How can lustration become one of the tools to overcome the consequences of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine?
This analytical note aims to outline the key issues and challenges faced by the state in the context of implementing lustration as an element of transitional justice, as well as to propose possible solutions to some of these issues.
Lustration measures should be developed and regulated before the end of the armed conflict to ensure predictability of the law for the persons it will affect, to contribute to the restoration of trust in public authorities and professional communities, to protect democratic institutions and practices, as well as to facilitate the reintegration of the population of the liberated territories and to be preventive of possible further actions by citizens from the temporarily occupied territory.
The question of implementing lustration measures in the country certainly requires further public discussion and broad dialogue, and the proposals outlined here can serve as a basis for such a discussion and the development of detailed solutions and policies of the state and professional communities.
This publication was compiled with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation. Its content is the exclusive responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the International Renaissance Foundation.
