Approach to the Legal Approach of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

This article examines the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Peru, with a focus on legal analysis. It should be noted that this work would not have been possible without the support of a multidisciplinary perspective, which allowed the legal approach to be nourished by contri...

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Autor: Ciurlizza Contreras, Javier Ernesto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/10325
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/10325
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Final Report
Legal Analysis
Human Rights
Criminal Responsibility
Systematic Patterns of Violence
Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación
Informe Final
Análisis Jurídico
Derechos Humanos
Responsabilidad Penal
Patrones Sistemáticos de Violencia
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Sumario:This article examines the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Peru, with a focus on legal analysis. It should be noted that this work would not have been possible without the support of a multidisciplinary perspective, which allowed the legal approach to be nourished by contributions from other disciplines. In this respect, issues such as the behaviour of institutional actors, the construction of the concept of a "systematic pattern" of human rights violations, the criteria for attribution of responsibility and proposals for reform of the judicial system were addressed. The Final Report of the CVR emphasises the need to understand the national historical context in which the violence took place and the importance of analysing the crimes and human rights violations in order to determine the political and criminal responsibility of the perpetrators. Consequently, we must not forget that the response to violence must be framed within the guidelines of a democratic regime that respects the rule of law.