TY - JOUR
T1 - The Colombian integrated system of truth, justice, reparation and non-repetition
AU - Olasolo, Hector
AU - Mendoza, Joel M.F.Ramirez
N1 - Funding Information:
* Law Degree, University of Salamanca; LL.M. in Law, Columbia University; Ph.D. in Law, University of Salamanca. Prof. Olasolo holds the Chair in International Law at the University of El Rosario (Colombia) and is chairman of the Ibero-American Institute of The Hague for Peace, Human Rights and International Justice (The Netherlands) and director of the Anuario Iberoamericano de Derecho Internacional Penal (Ibero-American Yearbook of International Criminal Law). This article is part of two research projects funded by El Rosario University, Bogota, Colombia. The first is entitled, ‘The Role of International Judicial and Arbitration Bodies in the execution of an Eventual Peace Agreement in Colombia as a result of the Renegotiation brought forward by the Result of the Referendum of October 2, 2016’ and the second, ‘Principles of Harmonization between the Function and Scope of Justice and the Demands Arising in Transitional Processes’ [hectorolasolo@gmail.com]
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PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - The peace negotiations carried out between the government of Colombia and the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces-Popular Army (FARC) were finalized with the Final Agreement to End the Conflict and Establish a Stable and Long-lasting Peace, dated 24 November 2016. This Agreement is constituted by a complex set of documents consisting of six interconnected agreements on rural reform, political participation, ceasefire and disarmament, illicit drugs, victims and implementation mechanisms, all of which must be read together as an indissoluble whole. The Agreement sets up an Integrated System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non- Repetition, which establishes the following judicial and non-judicial mechanisms: (i) amnesty and pardon for FARC members and special treatment for state officials; (ii) aTruth Commission; (iii) a Special Jurisdiction for Peace; (iv) measures to provide comprehensive reparation for victims; and (v) other measures, including a Special Unit for Finding Missing Persons as well as non-repetition guarantees. None of these mechanisms can be assessed in isolation. Each element forms part of an attempt to provide a comprehensive response to victims of the armed conflict in Colombia. At the time that this system is beginning to be set in motion, this article primarily aims at describing its multiple elements and their links.
AB - The peace negotiations carried out between the government of Colombia and the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces-Popular Army (FARC) were finalized with the Final Agreement to End the Conflict and Establish a Stable and Long-lasting Peace, dated 24 November 2016. This Agreement is constituted by a complex set of documents consisting of six interconnected agreements on rural reform, political participation, ceasefire and disarmament, illicit drugs, victims and implementation mechanisms, all of which must be read together as an indissoluble whole. The Agreement sets up an Integrated System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non- Repetition, which establishes the following judicial and non-judicial mechanisms: (i) amnesty and pardon for FARC members and special treatment for state officials; (ii) aTruth Commission; (iii) a Special Jurisdiction for Peace; (iv) measures to provide comprehensive reparation for victims; and (v) other measures, including a Special Unit for Finding Missing Persons as well as non-repetition guarantees. None of these mechanisms can be assessed in isolation. Each element forms part of an attempt to provide a comprehensive response to victims of the armed conflict in Colombia. At the time that this system is beginning to be set in motion, this article primarily aims at describing its multiple elements and their links.
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U2 - 10.1093/jicj/mqx057
DO - 10.1093/jicj/mqx057
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040707838
SN - 1478-1387
VL - 15
SP - 1011
EP - 1047
JO - Journal of International Criminal Justice
JF - Journal of International Criminal Justice
IS - 5
ER -
