Abstract
The Colombian armed conflict of more than half a century seems to have ended with the final Agreement signed on November 24, 2016. However, on the national scene, the penalties established within the framework of the agreed special criminal justice system continue to provoke debate. In this sense, the article intends to carry out an analysis on the fines of the penalty in the transitional justice processes and specifically in the Colombian case, in light of the protocols of international criminal law and the Inter-American Human Rights System. As a starting point, traditional criminal dogmatics is studied, then the concept of transitional justice and international protocols, and finally, the analysis of the fines of the penalties in the final Agreement, concluding that the fines of the penalties to be imposed by the JEP have considered the criteria of international law and have facilitated the purpose of a peace with justice in Colombia.
Presenters
Melba-Luz Calle-MezaProfesora, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Nueva Granada, Cundinamarca, Colombia Yenifer Yeraldin Rodriguez Castillo
Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
PEACE AGREEMENT, COLOMBIA, HUMAN RIGHTS, PURPOSES OF THE PENALTY, TRANSITIONAL
