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An original theory and set of essays on negotiating transitional justice, drawing on the authors' first-hand experience of Colombia's peace talks.
List of contents
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.
About the author
Mark Freeman is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT). He is the author of Necessary Evils: Amnesties and the Search for Justice (Cambridge, 2010) and Truth Commissions and Procedural Fairness (Cambridge, 2006), which received the American Society of International Law's Certificate of Merit.Iván Orozco is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. He is the author of several books - all published in Spanish - including Justica Transicional en tiempos del deber de memoria (2009), Sobre los Límites de la Conciencia Humanitaria (2005) and Combatientes, Rebeldes y Terroristas (1992).
Summary
Negotiating peace with justice is notoriously difficult. This book offers an original theory and set of essays on the topic, sharpened by the authors' first-hand experience of the complex Colombian negotiations with the FARC rebels. Appealing to scholars and practitioners concerned with peace mediation, transitional justice and the Colombian talks.
