The Elusive Right to Truth in Transitional Human Rights Jurisprudence

Sweeney, James

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“…7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political 46 ACHPR General Comment no.3 (2015) § 17. In doctrine on the subject see Sweeney (2018). 47 ICTY (2003a, § 60).…”

Section: The Right To Truth In the Light Of Practicementioning

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Genealogy, Variations and Specificity of the Right to Truth

Latino¹

2022

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This essay focuses on the right to truth as a specific guarantee of the human person, characterised by both an individual and collective dimension, especially in the context of transitional justice. The analysis takes as its perimeter of investigation both the normative datum, which highlights its development in three phases (at first exclusively in the sphere of international humanitarian law, then circumscribed to the context of enforced disappearances, and today applicable in any case of serious violation), and the practice of the decisions of international tribunals and human rights control mechanisms. The aim is to highlight how the right to truth, far from constituting an aspiration that is more ethical than juridical or a mere explication of pre-existing rights already established, can, if crystallised, serve the pursuit of its own objectives that would be difficult to achieve without it. Keywords: Human rights; Rights to the truth; Transitional justice; Gross violations

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“…7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political 46 ACHPR General Comment no.3 (2015) § 17. In doctrine on the subject see Sweeney (2018). 47 ICTY (2003a, § 60).…”

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Genealogy, Variations and Specificity of the Right to Truth

Latino¹

2022

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“…restoring peace, the rule of law and human rights in the country. Only a few days after taking office, he established the National Commission on Disappeared Persons (Comisión Nacional Sobre la Desaparición de Personas, CONADEP), 69 specifically to investigate human rights abuses committed by the military dictatorship. The Commission worked for nine months, visiting the sites of former secret detention centers, and travelling to different Argentinian provinces and foreign countries to collect testimonies.…”

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The judicial implementation of the right to the truth: Some thoughts on the Argentinian experience of the Juicios por la Verdad

Chisari¹

2022

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Safeguarding the right to the truth has become crucial in dealing with systematic violations of human rights. Especially in contexts of transition to democracy, telling the truth is considered of utmost importance for fighting against impunity and promoting peace. Nevertheless, scholars have paid little attention to the judicial implementation of this right and, in particular, to the value of judicial protection of the right to the truth. The article aims to fill this gap by discussing the Juicios por la Verdad (the Truth Trials), a unique experience promoted by the Argentinian civil society in the wake of the military dictatorship. Specifically, it investigates the impact of the judicial recognition of the right to the truth on both the victims' lives and society's attempt to come to terms with the past. The analysis shows that the right to the truth may serve as a tool for knowledge, acknowledgment, strengthening the rule of law and, to an extent, for justice.

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“…Já no sistema interamericano, o progressivo estabelecimento do direito à verdade se deu ao longo dos anos 1970 e 1980 e tem raiz nos esforços contra abusos cometidos sob governos autoritários no Chile, Argentina, Paraguai, Uruguai, Haiti e Guatemala (Dykmann, 2007;Sweeney, 2018 (Hayner 2011, p. 23;CIDH, 1988) ao mencionar ao artigo 1 da comissão interamericana que declara que "the 'right to the truth' arises as a basic and indispensable consequence for all States Parties having both individual and collective dimensions" (Dykmann 2007, p.17).…”

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A verdade por trás da retórica: mapeando o direito à verdade no Brasil.

Albuquerque

2018

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Em 2012 o Brasil instaurou a Comissão Nacional da Verdade. Pelo período de 1964-1988 o país tem sido alvo de demandas históricas por responsabilização, verdade, memória e reparação. O direito à verdade figura entre essas demandas e embora associado mais recentemente ao estabelecimento de comissões da verdade, não se configura oficialmente como um direito. Ele é entendido pelas referencias normativas que o fazem alusão em resoluções, orientações e documentos oficiais produzidos internacionalmente, tornando seu significado e exercício tão disputado quanto elusivo. Logo, esse trabalho se concentra em mapear como foi entendido o direito à verdade em âmbito internacional, regional e no Brasil. Projeta-se o desenvolvimento desse direito em dois sistemas de direitos humanos: ONU e Sistema Interamericano de Direitos Humanos (SIDH). no intuito final de captar até que ponto a trajetória brasileira condiz com as referências contidas nessas instituições

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The Elusive Right to Truth in Transitional Human Rights Jurisprudence

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

Genealogy, Variations and Specificity of the Right to Truth

Genealogy, Variations and Specificity of the Right to Truth

The judicial implementation of the right to the truth: Some thoughts on the Argentinian experience of the Juicios por la Verdad

A verdade por trás da retórica: mapeando o direito à verdade no Brasil.

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