Transitional Justice in Colombia: The Special Jurisdiction for Peace

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kai Ambos; Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters

doi:10.5771/9783748923534

Summary

The Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace (Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz, JEP) is the judicial centrepiece of the country’s national Transitional Justice system. At the same time, the JEP is also at the centre of public controversies surrounding the Colombian peace process and is facing a series of legal and political challenges in its daily work. In this sense, the JEP generates a continuous need for consultation, discussion and research. The articles in this volume aim to contribute to a better understanding of the JEP and to identify further necessary research avenues on this topic. At the same time, we hope to contribute to the still limited research on the Colombian peace process and the JEP in the English language.

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Copyright Year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-7969-7
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-2353-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Studien zu Lateinamerika
Volume: 44
Language: English
Pages: 248
Product Type: Edited Book

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1. Abstract
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2. Introduction
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3. 1. JEP: The Outcome of a Political Negotiation
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4. 2. The Referendum: Exacerbation of Political Passions
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5. 3. Political Disputes in the Implementation in Congress (2017–2018)
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  1. 4.1. Composition and Restrictions to the Nomination of JEP Members
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  2. 4.2. Accountability of Private Entrepreneurs
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  3. 4.3. Competence to Assess Evidence Regarding Extradition Claims
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  1. 5.1. Restrictions to Appointments of JEP Members
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  2. 5.2. Private Entrepreneurs and State Agents
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  3. 5.3. Differentiated Treatment for Members of the Armed Forces
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  4. 5.4. Prohibition to Assess Evidence in Cases of Extradition Claims
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8. 6. The Political Counterattack: Presidential Veto against the JEP Statutory Law Bill
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  1. 7.1 Political and Social Meaning of JEP
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  2. 7.2. Discursive Visions of Justice
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  3. 7.3. Challenges for the Future
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10. Conclusions
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11. References
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2. Introduction
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3. 1. What does impunity mean?
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4. 2. On what concept of justice is the JEP based?
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5. 3. The JEP’s sanctions regime
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  1. 4.1. Amnesties and Pardons
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  2. 4.2. Waiver of criminal prosecution
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7. 5. The JEP’s conditionality regime
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8. 6. International Criminal Court: The International Monitoring Mechanism
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  1. 7.1. General remarks
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  2. 7.2. The JEP does not aggravate the situation of impunity in Colombia
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  3. 7.3. The JEP is not an isolated institution
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  4. 7.4. The need for critical monitoring
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  1. Literature
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  2. Blogposts, Newspaper Articles and Varia:
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  3. United Nations Documents:
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  4. Judgments and Decisions:
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  5. Legislation:
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  1. 1.1 The negotiated nature of the JEP
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  2. 1.2. The preferential nature of the JEP to hear the crimes committed during the conflict
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  3. 1.3 The role of foreign jurists in the JEP
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  4. 1.4 The selection process of senior officials in the JEP
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  5. 1.5 The comprehensive and autonomous structure of the JEP
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  6. 1.6 The institutional status of the JEP, separate from the ordinary judiciary
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  7. 1.7 The atypical manner in which the JEP carries out its jurisdictional work
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  8. 1.8 Applicable international law
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3. Conclusions
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  1. Literature
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  2. Documents and Legislation
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1. Abstract
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2. 1. Introduction
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  1. 2.1. Achieving a transition that ensures reconciliation and peacemaking
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  2. 2.2. Dealing with the past
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  3. 2.3. Achieving justice
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  1. 3.1. Specific negative deterrence
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  2. 3.2. Rehabilitation
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  3. 3.3. General negative deterrence
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  4. 3.4. Positive general prevention (positive Generalprävention)
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  5. 3.5. Retribution
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  1. 4.1. The conditionality mechanism as an instrument of specific deterrence
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  2. 4.2. Special sanctions as a mechanism to achieve the preventive purposes of criminal law
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  3. 4.3. The imposition of ordinary sanctions if the objectives of TJ are not met
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6. 5. Conclusions
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  1. Literature
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  2. Jurisprudence
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  3. Official documents
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2. Introduction
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3. I. The Rome Statute, the Colombian Legal Order and the Bloque de Constitucionalidad
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  1. 1. The Principle of International Legality in the Domestic Prosecution of International Crimes
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  2. 2. Application of the International Principle of Legality in Colombian Law
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  3. 3. The Obligation to Observe the Principle of Legality in the JEP
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5. III. Conclusion
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  1. Literature
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    1. (i) International
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    2. (ii) National
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  3. Other documents
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2. Introduction
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  1. 1.1. When should encounters between victims and perpetrators occur?
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  2. 1.2. Avoiding revictimization: restorative encounters require adequate preparation
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4. 2. Debates on the form and timing of participation in voluntary statements: tensions and hope
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  1. 3.1. The hearing with the Madres de Soacha
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  2. 3.2. The hearings with the Wiwa People and Kankuamo People
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6. 4. The restorative justice approach in territorial cases
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7. 5. The first three indictments in 2021 and their restorative reconstruction of the harm
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8. 6. The “Guidelines on Restorative Sanctions and Reparative Works and Actions” of the Section for the Acknowledgment
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9. 7. Final considerations
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  1. Literature
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  2. Case Law
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2. I. Introduction
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  1. 1. Collective participation at the International Courts
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  2. 2. Collective participation and Colombia’s Justice and Peace processes
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4. III. Victim participation before the JEP
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  1. 1. Exceptions to collective participation
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  2. 2. The dialogical principle and collective participation
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6. V. Conclusions
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  1. Literature
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  2. Laws, legal documents and case law
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1. Abstract
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2. Introduction
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  1. Age, sex, and ethnic origin
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  2. Socioeconomic traits
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  3. Where are the victims abroad located?
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  4. International protection and immigration status
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  5. Crimes committed against victims abroad
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4. Participation in cases 01 and 06 of the JEP
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5. Extra-procedural participation
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  1. Submission of reports to the Chamber for the Acknowledgment of Truth, Responsibility and Determination of Facts and Conducts
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  2. Accreditation as special participants
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  3. International protection and participation in proceedings before the JEP
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  1. Forced displacement from a criminal perspective
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  2. Victims of forced displacement in Law 1448/2011
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8. Conclusions
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9. References
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10. Laws and Codes
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11. Rulings of the Constitutional Court of Colombia
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12. International Treaties
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13. Other International Instruments
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2. Introduction
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3. 1. Persistent violence and their negative impacts on the development of transitional justice in Colombia
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4. 2. “Provention” as an integrated system to mitigate risk and guarantee the principles of the centrality of victims and their effective participation
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5. 3. The Risk Monitoring System of the Investigation and Prosecution Unit
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6. Conclusion
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7. Literature
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8. Other Sources
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2. Dealing with the Past in Colombia
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3. The Role of the JEP in the Task of Dealing with the Past
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4. Further Research Avenues
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5. Literature
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