Exploring complementarity: A study of the Colombian integrated system for peace between normative development and participants' perspectives
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Publication Date
2025-03-12
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doctoral thesis
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This research provides an in-depth, short-term assessment of the normative and practical development of the ongoing Colombian Integrated System for Peace (SIP). The SIP is the first domestic-led experiment in which TJ measures are designed from the outset as part of a cohesive process. This includes careful timing, sequencing, and institutional coordination. This study investigates the relationship between SIP's judicial and extra-judicial measures by gathering insights from professionals involved in the system, as well as from the perpetrators who have interacted with it. Using qualitative methods and extensive fieldwork, this research explores how intentional collaboration between judicial and extra-judicial bodies can improve the pursuit of truth and justice. The findings of this study highlight three key factors that influence the advancement or hindrance of complementarity among the bodies of SIP: the importance of timing, sequencing, and synchronicity in TJ measures when establishing a regime based on judicial conditional incentives; the significance of building on past experiences while considering the necessary learning curve for TJ measures to operate effectively and the pivotal role played by the ‘human component’ in implementing transitional measures.
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University of Galway
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International