Peace committees, platforms and the political ordering of society: Doing justice in the Federation of Northern and Eastern Syria (NES)

Conflict mediation has become an important feature of the justice system of the autonomous self-administration in Rojava and north and east Syria. This conflict mediation takes place mainly through peace committees and platforms. Based on fieldwork in the region, this study addresses the question of how the peace committees and platforms provide justice and what this form of justice provision says about the model of self-administration. A main conclusion we draw is that the primary function of the peace committees and platforms is to institutionalise the new government model and give an ideological direction for the idea of a “good society”. Abstract in Kurmanji Komite u platformen astiye u verastkirina siyasi ya civake: Pekanina edalete li Federasyona Bakur u Rojhilate Suriyeye (BRS) Navbeynkariya pevcune buye taybetmendiyeke giring a sistema edalete ya xwe-reveberiya otonom a li Rojava u bakur-rojhilate Suriyeye. Ev navbeynkariya pevcunan bi awaye sereke bi reya komite u platformen astiye pek te. Li ser bingeha xebata sehayi ya li hereme, ev xebat bere mirov dide pirsa cawa ev komite u platformen astiye edalete temin dikin u ev forma peskesiya edalete di derbare modela xwe-revebirine de ci dibeje. Encama bingehin ku em binxez dikin ev e ku fonksiyona sereke ya komite u platformen astiye modela nu ya revebirine bi sazi dikin u reyeke ideolojik ji bo fikra “civaka bas” nisan didin. Abstract in Sorani Komitekani asti, platform u rekxistini syasi komellge: Encamdani dadperweri le fidrasyoni bakur u rojhellati surya (NES) Nawbijikirdni nakoki bote taybetmendiyeki gringi sistemi dadperweri le le xoseri otonomi rojava we bakur u rojhellati surya. Em nawbiji kirdni nakokiye begsiti leregay komite u platformekani asti rudeden. Leser bnemay kari meydani le heremekeda, em twejineweye ew pirsyare dewrujenet ke con komitekan u platformekan asti dabin deken u ew sewaze le dabinkirdni dadperweri ci derbarey modeli xoseri dellet. Derencami sereki ke eme pey degeyn eweye kari sereki komite u platforekani asti bedamezraweyi kirdni modeleki nwey hkumetiye u pedani arasteyeki aydyolojiye bo birokey “cvaki bas”. Abstract in Zazaki Heyete asti, platformi u awaniya komeli ya siyasiye: Federasyone Suriyeya Vakur u Rojhelati (NES) de sisteme edaleti Xoidareye otonomi ye Rojawan u vakur u rojhelate Suriye de mabenkariye u wereardis biye faktore muhimi ye sisteme edaleti. Na mabenkariya tekewtisan zaferi pe heyet u platformane asti viraziyena. Pe xebata wari ya e heremi, no cigerayis cewabe persi dano ke ne heyet u platforme astiye seni edalet peskes kene u boyna, no tewir hukme edaleti modele xoidarekerdisi de yeno ci mana. Yew neticeyo bingeyen o ke ma vinenime no yo ke fonksiyono sereke ye heyet u platformane astiye dezgehkerdise modele hukmati ye neweyi u fikre “komele rindi” re dayise rayireke ideolojiki yo.