Essays about: "Transitional Justice"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 69 essays containing the words Transitional Justice.
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21. “Peace with Legality”: The discursive exit route from the implementation of the Peace Agreement Between Farc-EP and the Colombian State
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : The Peace Agreement between Farc-EP and Juan Manuel Santos is the result of a complex dialogue, not only between the signing parties but also between the victims, the opposition, the international community and the civil society. The agreement entails a narrative that recognizes the armed conflict and proposes a path to end it while bringing peace and reconciliation. READ MORE
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22. Women’s war and Women’s justice : A legal feminist analysis of the Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : In 2016, the Colombian government and the FARC-EP guerilla signed a historic peace agreement. After decades of internal armed struggle, the two parties have settled on terms that, hopefully, will allow Colombia to transit from wartime to peacetime. READ MORE
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23. Politics of Transitional Justice : Examining Arrests of Former Wartime Leaders as An Electoral Manipulation Strategy in Post-Conflict Countries
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The systematic variation in arrests of former wartime leaders (including political/military leaders and those with commanding positions from both sides of conflict among other high-level wartime actors) in post-conflict countries have rarely been recognized and studied. Building on past literature that interlinks transitional justice with domestic politics, this study argues that the variation in arrests of former wartime leaders can be explained by elections and electoral manipulation theory. READ MORE
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24. The Colombian Judicial System and the ICC: Elucidating frictional encounters in the Colombian peace process
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The ICC, which was established in 2002, has come to introduce new legal norms affecting the judicial sovereignty of its member states – a fact that has become especially prominent in regard to states attempting to transition from conflict to peace. With the overarching purpose of contributing to a greater understanding of how the ICC affects and relates to peace processes, this thesis examines the recent Colombian peace process through a qualitative case study. READ MORE
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25. Assessing the Impact of Gender Sensitive Truth Commissions : Comparative analysis of South Africa and Sierra Leone
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Much has been studied about the impact of transitional justice mechanisms as well as gendered impactof armed conflict. However, less is known about the gendered impact of transitional justice, includingtruth commissions. READ MORE