Challenges of the Transitional Justice in the Periphery: Lessons from Nueva Venecia Slaughter

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17648/dilemas.v14n2.31576

Schlagworte:

Nueva Venecia slaughter, internal armed conflict in Colombia, transitional justice, Justice and Peace Law

Abstract

In 2005 the government of Álvaro Uribe approved the Justice and Peace Law (no 975/2005) and 40 additional laws intended to achieve the demobilization of armed groups outside the law in Colombia, but only the violent right-wing groups called autodefensas were demobilized. This law, which aimed to reintegrate members of outlawed armed groups into civilian life, introduced “alternative sanctions” and gave to the autodefensas’ counterinsurgency a political nature. This paper argues that, despite the development of many legal instruments concerning the rights of victims and transitional justice, the Colombian state has failed to repair and restore the dignity of the population under study.

Autor/innen-Biografie

Juan Pablo Sarmiento, Universidad del Norte

Professor da Universidad del Norte (Uninorte, Barranquilla, Colômbia). É vinculado ao Grupo de Investigación en Derecho y Ciencia Política (GIDECP) e diretor do Grupo de Litigio de Interés Público (GLIP), ambos da Uninorte. Tem doutorado e mestrado em direito pela Universidad de los Andes (Uniandes, Bogotá, Colômbia) e graduação em direito pela Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colômbia).

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2021-05-03