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No Justice, No Peace: Discussion of a Legal Framework Regarding the Demobilization of Non-State Armed Groups in Colombia

Guembe, Maria Jose
June 4, 2015

Source: (-0001) In Naomi Roht-Arriaza and Javier Mariezcurrena, Ed., Transitional Justice in the Twenty-First Century, Beyond Truth versus Justice. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press. Pg. 120-142.

“This chapter describes the tensions and opportunities created by the interplay between domestic and international contraints on the negotiation process. We begin with a brief overview of the armed conflict and the peace negotiations. Next, we describe the main elements of the recently approved legislation. We then proceed to analyze it in light of the international legal framework and presnt our conclusions.” (excerpt)

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