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14 - Achieving an Unpopular Balance

Post-Conflict Justice and Amnesties in Comparative Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2019

By
Geoff Dancy
Edited by
James Meernik ,
Jacqueline H. R. DeMeritt  and
Mauricio Uribe-López
James Meernik
Affiliation:
University of North Texas
Jacqueline H. R. DeMeritt
Affiliation:
University of North Texas
Mauricio Uribe-López
Affiliation:
EAFIT University (Medelin, Coloumbia)
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Summary

The Colombian Peace Accord1 is built upon a precarious balance between demands for accountability and the need for compromise between agents of violence. Of its major provisions, perhaps the one most disputed by the deal’s opponents is the Victims’ Agreement (Victimas). The fifth and final item to be agreed upon by government and FARC negotiators in December 2015, Victimas aims to establish The Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Non-repetition. This system includes five main planks: a truth commission, a special unit for missing persons, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, a comprehensive reparations policy, and guarantees of non-recurrence.

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As War Ends
What Colombia Can Tell Us About the Sustainability of Peace and Transitional Justice
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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