Mission
The mission of the Center is to investigate the influence of the phenomenon of memory on legal, social, and historical realities. Through its activities, the Center aims to foster an interdisciplinary research environment, promote innovation and international collaboration, explore new research methodologies, and achieve breakthroughs in the fields of law, history, and memory studies.
Objectives of the Center:
- To examine how the historical experiences and collective memory of Lithuania and other countries interact with the legal framework, legal theory, and traditions.
- To explore how technological advancements impact the phenomenon of collective memory.
- To investigate the relationship between the legal regulation of collective memory and issues of human rights, international law, and historical justice.
Key Research Areas:
- The phenomenon of memory: social, legal, psychological, and technological aspects.
- Interconnections and interactions between memory, history, and law.
- Memory, history, criminology, and victimology.
- The impact of memory and historical phenomena on the legal regulation of crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes.
- Memory, democracy, and human rights.
Director:
Dr. Monika Rogers
monika.rogers@mruni.eu
Ongoing projects
- “Mnemonic Reality: Investigating Memory Law’s Impact on Reality and Reality’s Impact on Memory Laws” – An international project funded by VolkswagenStiftung (Germany).
- “Seeking Justice for Victims of Genocide, Mass Repressions, and War in Lithuania and Ukraine: Law, History, Memory” – Funded by the Research Council of Lithuania.