RT Article
T1 The ‘domino effect’ of ongoing violence on transitional justice: the case of Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace
JF International journal of transitional justice
VO 17
IS 3
SP 435
OP 452
A1 Figari Layús, Rosario
A1 Vargas Trujillo, Juliette
A2 Vargas Trujillo, Juliette
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1883915449
AB This article examines the tangible consequences of ongoing armed violence for the implementation of Colombia’s innovative transitional court, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz, JEP). Establishing transitional justice mechanisms in contexts of persistent armed violence poses significant challenges and the implementation process is likely to seem flawed or lacking to those actors involved. These complex scenarios raise critical questions for the field of transitional justice, notably regarding the expectations of victims and the feasibility of providing truth, justice and reparation in hostile settings. Based on the case of the Colombia’s northwestern Urabá region, this article argues that contexts of ongoing violence have a direct adverse effect on the possibility of the meaningful and effective participation of victims, perpetrators and other key actors in transitional justice processes. Consequently, this restricted participation initiates a ‘domino effect,’ which negatively impacts other transitional goals, including, in the specific case of the JEP, its restorative aims.
K1 Colombia
K1 ex-combatants
K1 ongoing violence
K1 Special Jurisdiction for Peace
K1 Victim participation
DO 10.1093/ijtj/ijad023