The Colombian Integrated System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition

Olasolo, Hector; Mendoza, Joel M F Ramirez

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“…1020). Those prosecuted for grave human rights violations encompass but are not limited to these groups, including actors implicated in the armed conflict like paramilitary groups (Ramirez & Olasolo, 2017, pp. 1025.…”

Section: Objectives and Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Depending on the response and context of the case, the Truth Chamber then sends the accused to the Investigation Unit, which receives those that fail to accept responsibility for wrongdoings, or the Legal Situations Chamber, which accepts persons who cannot receive amnesty or pardons ("Acuerdo Final," 2016, 156-157). Where Law 1820 applies, the Truth Chamber sends such persons to the Chamber on Amnesty and Pardons (Ramirez & Olasolo, 2017, pp. 1029.…”

Section: Objectives and Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Application of the JEP as part of the Integrated System can be broken down into cases that fall under two types of laws: 1) Law 1820 on Amnesty, Pardon and Special Treatment, which constitutionally upholds important aspects of the JEP and 2) international law that address grave human rights violations to which Law 1820 does not apply (Ramirez & Olasolo, 2017, pp. 1024-1025.…”

Section: The Special Jurisdiction For Peace the Jep As Atypical Intromentioning

confidence: 99%

“…JEP sentencing for crimes falling under Law 1820 could result in either "non-de jure amnesty" 7 or pardon, though they must apply to political offenses (Ramirez & Olasolo, 2017, pp. 1024.…”

Section: The Special Jurisdiction For Peace the Jep As Atypical Intromentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1024. Special treatment can only be applied to state officials whose cases are reviewed by the Chamber for the Determination of Legal Situations (Ramirez & Olasolo, 2017, pp. 1029.…”

Section: The Special Jurisdiction For Peace the Jep As Atypical Intromentioning

confidence: 99%

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Journey to A Post-Conflict Society: Colombia’s Transitional Justice System

Farris¹

2019

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With the rise of internal conflicts and insurgency groups since the end of the Cold War, international norms regarding human rights have grown exponentially, developing into international law that seeks to hold States accountable. While not all countries are party to international justice mechanisms like the International Criminal Court, human rights undoubtedly concern the entire international community. Armed conflicts that boast longevity and depth of reach are therefore especially worrisome in the face of norms and institutions that aim to ensure respect for human rights and protect the victims of the conflict. Colombia, a country that has suffered from an armed conflict lasting more than a half century, has recently begun its transition from a post-settlement to a post-conflict society with the culmination of the Final Agreement to End the Conflict and Build a Stable and Lasting Peace. However, Colombia's successful journey to a post-conflict society is contingent upon the functionality of its newly created transitional justice system. A particularly precarious yet critical component of Colombia's Transitional Justice System is the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. In order for Colombia to achieve sustainable peace and protect victims' rights, the extrajudicial and judicial aspects of the system must work to complement each other. After World War II, the international community recognized its responsibility to ensure that states that had carried out "wars of aggression" against third states and their own populations would suffer international legal ramifications (Olasolo, 2015, pp. 9). These international efforts were carried out through the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, followed by the Declaration of Rights and Duties of Man in April of 1948, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment on the Crime of Genocide and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, both ratified in December of 1948 by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the Geneva Convention of 1949, and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights of 1950 (Olasolo, 2015, pp. 9-10). Overall, the international community was "judicialized" following both World Wars (Simmons & Danner, 2010). Collectively, these declarations and conventions establish a set of international norms that obligate the state to fulfil its duty to protect its population. This new international standard, however, does not mean each state has since abided by the norms created. In the post-Cold War era, it became difficult to hold states accountable and guarantee that perpetrators guilty of gross violations of human rights would be prosecuted, especially with the rise of armed conflicts and insurgencies. Moreover, Olasolo (2015) maintains that the international community failed to subject world hegemons to fair judgement in the post-Cold War world. He argues that this failure is grounds for an overall weak commitment to human rights and thus, the need for collective responsibility among states (...

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Section: Objectives and Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Objectives and Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Special Jurisdiction For Peace the Jep As Atypical Intromentioning

confidence: 99%

“…JEP sentencing for crimes falling under Law 1820 could result in either "non-de jure amnesty" 7 or pardon, though they must apply to political offenses (Ramirez & Olasolo, 2017, pp. 1024.…”

Section: The Special Jurisdiction For Peace the Jep As Atypical Intromentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1024. Special treatment can only be applied to state officials whose cases are reviewed by the Chamber for the Determination of Legal Situations (Ramirez & Olasolo, 2017, pp. 1029.…”

Section: The Special Jurisdiction For Peace the Jep As Atypical Intromentioning

confidence: 99%

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Farris¹

2019

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Can redistributive policies promote reconciliation beyond its scope? The impact of inequality reduction programs on peacebuilding in Colombia

Rincón‐Unigarro,

Joel‐Bustos,

Pérez‐Farfán

et al. 2024

Euro J Social Psych

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Transitional justice jurisdictions aim to promote reconciliation. Although previous research focuses on truth commissions, the reconciliatory role of redistributive justice is less clear. This article investigated the association of conditional cash transfers and victims’ reparation with demand for redistribution, belief in forgiveness, support for the peace process and community participation in Colombia. We analysed three nationally representative samples of the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) surveys in 2011 (Study 1; n = 1503), 2016 (Study 2; n = 1563) and 2018 (Study 3; n = 1663). Consistently across studies, conditional cash transfers (and not victim reparation programs) predicted higher community participation, with little effect on other reconciliation indicators. Further, redistribution is indirectly associated with other reconciliation indicators through community participation, supporting the observation that transitional justice relates to reconciliation when it satisfies a need for agency and empowerment. We discuss how the null effects of the victim reparation program suggesting context‐specific constraints.

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Understanding Victims’ Narratives as Actions of Social Disobedience in Transitional Justice Times: The Case of the Never Again Museum in Colombia

Gomez

2023

Contributions to Political Science

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The Colombian Integrated System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition

Cited by 14 publications

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Journey to A Post-Conflict Society: Colombia’s Transitional Justice System

Journey to A Post-Conflict Society: Colombia’s Transitional Justice System

Can redistributive policies promote reconciliation beyond its scope? The impact of inequality reduction programs on peacebuilding in Colombia

Understanding Victims’ Narratives as Actions of Social Disobedience in Transitional Justice Times: The Case of the Never Again Museum in Colombia

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