Abstract

WILLIAMS, PHILIP J.  and  DUQUE, JUANITA. Justicia transicionat antes y después de la transición: Colombia en perspectiva comparada. Rev. Derecho [online]. 2019, n.51, pp.133-150.  Epub Mar 20, 2020. ISSN 0121-8697.  https://doi.org/10.14482/dere.51.303.69.

Colombian experience with transitional justice (TJ) significantly precedes the recent peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC. Colombia presents a unique case of significant efforts towards TJ before a negotiated end of the armed conflict was achieved. As such, each prior experience with TJ informed posterior efforts. After a brief summary of the evolution of the concept of TJ and TJ mechanisms, the paper provides a brief overview of comparative cases of TJ in Central America. Then, the Colombian case is considered, first examining TJ initiatives that preceded the peace agreement, before focusing on TJ mechanisms negotiated between the Colombian government and FARC. Analyzing the Colombian case in both historical and comparative perspective can help to shed light on some of the key challenges that lay ahead for TJ accountability in Colombia.

Keywords : Transitional justice; peace process; human rights.

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