scholarly journals Aproximaciones al derecho a la verdad en la justicia transicional, en Colombia

2021 ◽  
pp. 121-162
Author(s):  
Vera Samudio ◽  
Alejandra Figueredo
Keyword(s):  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
Lasting Peace ◽  
Colombian Government ◽  
Rational Character ◽  
Final Agreement ◽  
The Right ◽  
Peace And Reconciliation

Resumen: La configuración de la verdad como el derecho a “saber qué ocurrió”, es uno de los pilares fundamentales del sistema de justicia transicional implementado tras la firma del Acuerdo Final de Paz entre el Gobierno colombiano y las FARC-EP. En la verdad se ha depositado parte im- portante de la esperanza por la construcción de una paz estable y duradera, y de la reconciliación en el país. En el presente artículo se sostiene que el derecho a la verdad en el funcionamiento del Sistema Integral de Verdad, Justicia, Reparación y No Repetición (sIvJRnR) se experimenta como una construcción ética, jurídica, política y fáctica, que se desarrolla en el marco de un proceso relacional, multidireccional y polifónico, que va cambiando, modificándose y perfeccionándose en el tiempo, y puede pasar, según las necesidades y problemas a resolver, de tener un carácter puramente instrumental y racional, a uno ampliamente axiológico y moral. Para ello, se presenta una propuesta de operacionalización de esta verdad en respuesta a interrogantes sobre su com- prensión: ¿Qué? ¿Cómo? ¿Para qué? ¿Cuándo? y ¿Quién? Approaches to the Right to Truth in Transitional Justice in Colombia Abstract: The truth’s configuration as the right to “know what happened” has become one of the fundamental pillars of the transitional justice system implemented after signing the Final Peace Agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC-EP. Thus, in truth, lays the hope for building a stable and lasting peace and reconciliation in the country. This article sustains that the right to the truth in the operation of the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition (sIvJRnR) is experienced as an ethical, legal, political and factual construction that is developed within the framework of a relational, multidirectional and polyphonic process. This construction is changing, modifying and improving through time and can go, depending on the needs and problems to be solved, from having a purely instrumental and rational character to a broadly axiological and moral one. To this end, a proposal for operationalisation of this truth is presented in response to questions about its understanding: What? How? Why? When? and Who? Keywords: Truth, Transitional Justice, Final Agreement, SIVJRNR  

An Overview of the DDR Process Established in the Aftermath of the Revised Peace Agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC: Finally on the Right Track?

Global Jurist ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Capone
Keyword(s):  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Civilian Life ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Essential Step ◽  
Peace Negotiations ◽  
Colombian Government ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
The Right

Abstract The revised peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC, officially approved by the Congress on 30 November 2016, covers several crucial issues, including the destiny of the FARC rebels in the aftermath of the world’s longest civil war. The establishment of an effective DDR process is an essential step to ensure that FARC's members will meaningfully transition into civilian life and it represents one of the most controversial aspects amongst those addressed during the four years peace negotiations that led to the signature of the current deal. The present article, after providing an overview of the essential features of DDR programmes and the context-specific factors that can either facilitate or hamper their implementation, will first look at Colombia’s past attempts to reintegrate former FARC combatants and then it will discuss the DDR process outlined in the peace deal under implementation, arguing that, in comparison to the previous efforts and at least on paper, it satisfies many of the key requirements for success, in primis being part of a comprehensive transitional justice process.

Part II The Right to Know, A General Principles, Principle 2 The Inalienable Right to the Truth

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Groome Dermot
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Truth Commissions ◽  
Right To Know ◽  
International Courts ◽  
International Convention ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
The Right ◽  
International Instruments

Principle 2 is concerned with the inalienable right to truth, a right that arises from the right to know and obliges governments to establish mechanisms to facilitate the revelation of the truth about serious violations of human rights. The right to truth has been explicitly incorporated into several international instruments and, in 2010, became expressly guaranteed in the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED). In practice, the right to truth is realized through laws enabling requests for state-held information; archives; truth commissions; national and international courts; and human rights commissions. After providing a contextual and historical overview of Principle 2, this chapter describes its normative (legal/ethical) foundation, focusing on how its interpretation is influenced by international law and how it relates to notions of transitional justice. It also analyzes the applications of the Principle in practice.

The missing and transitional justice: the right to know and the fight against impunity

2006 ◽  
Vol 88 (862) ◽  
pp. 355-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Crettol ◽  
Anne-Marie La Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
National Context ◽  
Right To Know ◽  
Missing Persons ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
International Tribunals ◽  
The Right

Any body or institution dealing with the missing persons issue will interact in one way or another with transitional justice proceedings, if only to examine the possibility of sharing relevant information gathered. The question becomes even more acute when international tribunals intervene in the national context where transitional justice mechanisms are operating. The authors look at the ways in which transitional justice mechanisms may support the right of families to know the fate of their relatives, and how work to resolve the missing persons issue can be reconciled with an effective fight against impunity.

scholarly journals Producción de bienes simbólicos en el campo museal en Colombia: Reconfiguración de la narrativa de Estado con Acuerdo de Paz / Production of symbolic goods in the museal field in Colombia: Reconfiguration of the State narrative with the Peace Agreement

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (25) ◽  
pp. 73-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jairo Clavijo Poveda ◽  
Juan Camilo Ospina Deaza ◽  
Valeria Sánchez Prieto
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
The State ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
Colombian Government ◽  
Sociedad Civil ◽  
Final Agreement ◽  
Armed Actors

En el 2016 con el Acuerdo de Paz entre el gobierno colombiano y la ex guerrilla de las FARC-EP se produjo una reconfiguración de las narrativas sobre el conflicto y los actores armados. La propuesta por reinsertar a los excombatientes a las lógicas de la sociedad civil implicó un proceso de humanización y, por tanto, transformación de la figura del enemigo de Estado. En este artículo, se propone conocer este proceso por medio de los museos, entendidos estos como los espacios en los cuales se apropia y reproduce el discurso oficial del estado. Para lograr lo anterior, con base en las nociones de Campo, Capital y Bienes Simbólicos de Pierre Bourdieu se pasará por la historización y caracterización del Campo Museal en Colombia, luego el transito que se produjo en la percepción sobre los actores armados desde el estado y, finalmente se observará la producción de bienes simbólicos en los museos a partir de la firma del Acuerdo Final. In 2016 with the Peace Agreement between Colombian government and ex guerrilla FARC-EP, there was a reconfiguration of the narratives about the conflict and the armed actors. The proposal to reinsert ex-combatants into the logic of civil society implied a process of humanization and, therefore, the transformation of the figure of the state enemy. In this article, we seek to know this process through museums, understanding them as the spaces in which the official discourse of the state is appropriated and reproduced. To achieve the above, based on the notions of Field, Capital and Symbolic Goods by Pierre Bourdieu, we will go through the historicization and characterization of the Museal Field in Colombia, then the transit that occurred in the perception of the armed actors from the state and, finally, we will observe the production of symbolic goods in museums as of the signing of the Final Agreement.

scholarly journals Arhuaco indigenous women’s memories and the Colombian Truth Commission: methodological gaps and political tensions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana González Villamizar ◽  
Ángela Santamaría ◽  
Dunen Kaneybia Muelas Izquierdo ◽  
Laura María Restrepo Acevedo ◽  
Paula Cáceres Dueñas
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Nevada ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Truth Commission ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Political Dynamics ◽  
Colombian Government

AbstractThe Truth, Peaceful Coexistence, and Non-Repetition Commission (CEV) is one of the transitional justice mechanisms contained in the peace agreement signed between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla in 2016. The CEV mainstreams gender and ethnic differential approaches and is also the first to actively deploy intersectionality as a framework to approach violence committed against women of ethnic groups. The article draws on a decolonial and intercultural perspective to analyze the challenges that the CEV faces to make visible Indigenous women’s experiences and agencies during the armed conflict. Based on participatory research conducted with Arhuaco women of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to produce a report to the CEV, the article shows the methodological gaps that exist between Arhuaco women’s approaches to memory and the Truth Commission’s methodological framework. The article also argues that the Commission’s strategy to confront political dynamics within Indigenous communities that marginalize women’s processes further deepens these gaps and contributes to invisibilize their voices in this scenario.

scholarly journals Playing with Fire: International Criminal Law, Transitional Justice, and the Implementation of the Colombian Peace Agreement

AJIL Unbound ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 364-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
René Urueña
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
International Criminal Law ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Peace And Justice ◽  
Colombian Government ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
The Government ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Daunting Challenge

On November 30, 2016, after much uncertainty, the Colombian Congress finally approved a historic peace deal between the Colombian government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), bringing to an end the country's fifty-year conflict. This peace deal was a historical achievement, and had important ramifications for international law, as discussed in a recent AJIL Unbound symposium. But once the spotlights were off, the government was faced with the daunting challenge of implementing the complex, lengthy accord. In particular, the government had to draw up and pass through Congress the legal and constitutional framework for the transitional justice process—a key component of the peace deal. It is there, in the subtle details of domestic criminal law, where the balance between peace and justice must be achieved.

scholarly journals Naturaleza e interpretación del Acuerdo de Paz en el sistema jurídico colombiano | Nature and interpretation of the Peace Agreement in the Colombian legal system

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (13) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Fariel José Asia Padilla ◽  
Jorge Diaz Gil
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Political System ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Basic Formula ◽  
Typical Situation ◽  
Lasting Peace ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Final Agreement

Si bien desde diversas teorías del análisis se plantea que, el conflicto y la confrontación son elementos necesarios[1] a la evolución de cualquier sociedad, para el caso Colombiano[2], atendiendo a nuestro contexto, han debido tomarse medidas atípicas para enfrentar y desarrollar el cese al fuego y el acuerdo de paz, por lo menos en un primer momento con la fuerza beligerante más representativa del País, las FARC EP.  En éste sentido, en el presente escrito se hace una revisión de la naturaleza jurídica que constituye el “Acuerdo final para la terminación del conflicto, y la construcción de una paz estable y duradera”; así como también de los Actos Legislativos fruto del mismo, y la interpretación que debe hacerse desde el sistema jurídico colombiano, respecto de aquellos, no sólo para la implementación del mencionado acuerdo de paz, sino también como proyección a venideros procesos.___________________________________________________To Atypical problems, atypical solutions. This basic formula allows to understand the context of a negotiation. For the case that concerns us, the legal, social and political system that has developed in Colombia in the context of violence, and the conflict lived from middle of last century, has not been precisely a stage that can be framed within a "typical situation" in a "stable society".Although from diverse theories of the analysis, it´s argued that, the conflict and the confrontation are necessary elements to the evolution of any society, for the Colombian case, according to our context, atypical measures must have be taken to face and to develop the cease-fire and the peace agreement, at least at first, with the most representative belligerent force in the country, the FARC EP.In this sense, the present paper makes a review of the juridical nature that constitutes the "final agreement for the termination of the conflict, and the construction of a stable and lasting peace"; As well as the legislative acts resulting from it, and the interpretation that must be made from the Colombian juridical system in respect of those, not only for the implementation of the mentioned peace agreement, but also as a projection to future processes. [1] Al respecto se puede ver por ejemplo, a Bauer, J. (2013) La violencia cotidiana y global. Barcelona: Plataforma Editorial. En el texto se hace una revisión de la violencia como resultado del instinto humano, posteriormente como fruto de la motivación personal, y por último, como resultado de las dinámicas sociales que generan circunstancias de desigualdad y exclusión.[2] Para profundizar en el estudio del conflicto colombiano, se puede por ejemplo, remitir a González, E. (2015) Poder y Violencia en Colombia. Bogotá: Odecofi-Cinep.

scholarly journals “El Derecho a Conocer” Experiencias de Personas que Buscan SUS Orígenes en la Justicia Argentina

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Soledad Gesteira
Keyword(s):  
Justice System ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Right To Know ◽  
Military Dictatorship ◽  
Unexpected Effect ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
The Right

Resumo:Na Argentina o activismo da Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, na busca de seus netos apropriados durante a última ditadura militar, teve um efeito inesperado: centenas de pessoas [que não poderiam ser seus netos] começou a se perguntar sobre a sua identidade. Alguns deles se organizaram em associações enquanto outras começaram a ser chamados de "afetado independente", mas a luta para encontrar suas origens e criar condições adequadas para esta legislação era em conjunto. Para esses ativistas o acesso à justiça se revelou como muito difícil e, na verdade, apenas algumas pessoas foram capazes de levar seus casos ao tribunal.Neste artigo vou descrever e analisar o caso de dois processos. Sabrina -ativista "afetado independente" - e o caso de três mulheres que, em 2012, conseguiram convencer a parteira que as vendeu ao nascer. Analisar como essas mulheres experimentam a procura pelo direito de saber as suas origens na arena judicial, permitirá compreender, em primeiro lugar, como as exigências de quem procura as suas origens no campo judicial estão definidas e, por outro lado, o alcance e limitações do sistema de justiça para essas reivindicações ao "direito de saber". Palavras-chave: Pesquisa. Origens . Demanda. Justiça. Direito. ***Resumen:En Argentina el activismo de Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, en la búsqueda de sus nietos apropiados durante la última dictadura militar, ha tenido un efecto inesperado, cientos de personas [que no podían ser sus nietos] comenzaron a preguntarse sobre su identidad. Algunas de ellas se organizaron en asociaciones y otras se autodenominan “afectados independientes”, pero conjuntamente luchan para encontrar sus orígenes y crear legislaciones adecuadas para ello. Para estos activistas acceder a la justicia se revela muy difícil, en efecto solo algunas personas lograron llevar sus casos a la justicia.En este artículo describo y analizo dos casos judicializados, el de Sabrina -una activista “afectada independiente”- y el caso de tres mujeres que, en 2012, lograron condenar a la partera que las vendió al nacer. Analizar cómo experimentan estas mujeres su demanda por el derecho a conocer sus orígenes en la arena judicial, permitirá comprender, por un lado, cómo se configuran las demandas de quienes buscan conocer sus orígenes en el terreno judicial, y por otro, los alcances y las limitaciones del sistema de justicia para este tipo de demandas por el “derecho a conocer”.Palabras claves: Búsqueda de orígenes. Demanda. Justicia. Derecho. ***Abstract:In Argentina, the activism of Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, searching for their grandchildren, kidnaped during the last military dictatorship, it has had an unexpected effect: hundreds of people [who could not be their grandchildren] began to wonder about their identity. Some of them became organized in associations while others call themselves "independent affected people" but they all gather together to find their own origins and improve current legislation. For these activists access to justice is revealed very difficult, indeed only a few people were able to take their cases to court.In this article I describe and analyze two prosecuted cases, Sabrina –an "independent” activist - and the case of three women who, in 2012, managed to convict the midwife who sold them at birth. In order to analyze how these women experience their claims for the right to know its origins in the judicial arena, will allow to understand, first, how the demands of those seeking their origins in the judicial field are set, and secondly, the scope and justice system limitations for such claims to the "right to know". Keywords : Search. origins. Demand. Justice. Law.

Judging the Justice of the Colombian Final Agreement

2021 ◽  
pp. 310-330
Author(s):  
Colleen Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Temporal Dimension ◽  
Political Relationships ◽  
Deep Disagreement ◽  
Alternative Measures ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Final Agreement ◽  
Past Wrongs

This chapter studies the text of the Colombian peace agreement (also known as the Final Agreement), arguing that the justice component of this agreement depends on the extent to which the envisioned transitional process contributes to social transformation. Despite the fact that societies emerging from periods of conflict or repression characteristically try to address past wrongs using processes that are not criminal punishment, there is a deep disagreement as to whether true justice is achieved with alternative measures such as amnesty or a truth commission. To that extent, justice, in transitional circumstances, is not aimed at giving perpetrators what they deserve, but rather in transforming the political relationships among citizens and between citizens and officials, and in doing so in a just manner by treating victims and perpetrators fairly. The chapter then explains that the justice process outlined in the Final Agreement is comprehensive. By drawing on the cases of Northern Ireland and South Africa, it discusses the temporal dimension of transitional justice and the constitutional changes that occur in the pursuit of it.

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