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13 - Securing the Peace and Promoting Human Rights in Post-Accord Colombia

The Role of Restorative, Reparative, and Transformative Justice Dimensions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2019

By
Rebekka Friedman ,
Nelson Camilo Sánchez  and
Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm
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 government’s peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC) generated hope for an end to Colombia’s more than fifty-year civil war. One of the thorniest elements of the peace process is justice for massive conflict-related human rights violations. Both during the negotiations and in the implementation of the accord, debate has raged on the effects of transitional justice on Colombia’s long-term peace and human rights.

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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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