Negotiating Transitional Justice: Firsthand Lessons from Colombia and Beyond
Cambridge University Press, 1/16/2020
EAN 9781316638156, ISBN10: 1316638154
Paperback, 266 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Language: English
The recent Colombian peace negotiations took the art and science of negotiating transitional justice to unprecedented levels of complexity. For decades, the Colombian government fought a bitter insurgency war against FARC guerrilla forces. After protracted negotiations, the two parties reached a peace deal that took account of the rights of victims. As first-hand participants in the talks, and principal advisers to the Colombia government, Mark Freeman and Iván Orozco offer a unique account of the mechanics through which accountability issues were addressed. Drawing from this case study and other global experiences, Freeman and Orozco offer a comprehensive theoretical and practical conception of what makes the 'devil's dilemma' of negotiating peace with justice implausible but feasible.
Part I. Negotiating Transitional Justice
A Conceptual Framework
1. General considerations
2. The role of international law
3. Elements of practice
4. Conclusions
Part II. Negotiating Transitional Justice
The Case of Colombia
5. The context
6. The experience
7. Conclusions
Appendix 1
basic information about the Havana negotiation
Appendix 2
the legal framework for peace (2012)
Index.