Journal article

Authors list: Figari Layus, Rosario; Vargas Trujillo, Juliette

Publication year: 2024

Pages: 435-452

Journal: The International Journal of Transitional Justice

Volume number: 17

Issue number: 3

ISSN: 1752-7716

eISSN: 1752-7724

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijtj/ijad023

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Abstract: 
This article examines the tangible consequences of ongoing armed violence for the implementation of Colombia's innovative transitional court, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (Jurisdiccion 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 Uraba 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.

Harvard Citation style: Figari Layus, R. and Vargas Trujillo, J. (2024) The 'Domino Effect' of Ongoing Violence on Transitional Justice: The Case of Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace, The International Journal of Transitional Justice, 17(3), pp. 435-452. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijtj/ijad023

APA Citation style: Figari Layus, R., & Vargas Trujillo, J. (2024). The 'Domino Effect' of Ongoing Violence on Transitional Justice: The Case of Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace. The International Journal of Transitional Justice. 17(3), 435-452. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijtj/ijad023