{"id":2751,"date":"2017-10-19T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venfort.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2017-10-19T08:00:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T12:00:38","slug":"transitional-justice-freedom-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venfort.com\/en\/justicia-transicional-libertad-equidad\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitional justice is committed to freedom and equity in the aftermath of political and social conflicts"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a society faces political, social and economic conflicts that restrict its freedom, doing justice allows the future to manifest itself with equity and new opportunities in a space of peace. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Achieving this possibility is the work of transitional justice,<\/strong> defined as a mechanism for countries and their inhabitants to overcome problematic periods in which serious and systematic human rights violations have been committed, which require the attention of extraordinary figures because the conventional judicial system does not have sufficient powers to provide an adequate response.<\/span><\/p>\n

To achieve this goal, transitional justice requires the accountability of perpetrators.<\/strong> rights and reparations for victims, in an attempt to recognize their dignity as citizens and help them in the transition they are undergoing.<\/span><\/p>\n

The United Nations conceptualizes transitional justice as<\/strong>\u00a0\"the full range of processes and mechanisms associated with a society's attempts to resolve problems arising from a past of large-scale abuses in order to hold perpetrators accountable, serve justice and achieve reconciliation<\/em>\".<\/span><\/p>\n

Systematic social, economic and political rights violations and abuses<\/h2>\n

They can lead to fragility of the people, instability of the system, politicization and scarcity of resources. These circumstances promote the loss of confidence of citizens in state institutions, which weakens social and political structures.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2010 the United Nations, in a note on transitional justice, highlighted the need for<\/strong> The mechanisms used by transitional justice should consider the causes of the conflicts that have arisen and address violations of human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights. In this sense, it was urged to do justice in the crimes committed during the conflict, but also in those crimes that preceded it and contributed to its development.<\/span><\/p>\n

Transitional justice is legally supported by international human rights standards.<\/strong>international humanitarian law, international criminal law and international refugee law.<\/span><\/p>\n

The difference between transitional justice <\/strong>and international justice<\/span><\/a> The first refers to the mechanisms that governments have in place to deal with crimes committed in previous administrations and that keep the current political, social and economic situation compromised.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although restoring the dignity of the victims and bringing justice in the face of rights violations are the main goals of transitional justice, this mechanism has other qualities to highlight:<\/h3>\n