International publications
International publications
Ethno-Reparations: Ethnic Collective Justice and Reparations for Afro and Indigenous Communities in Colombia
| By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019), Yukyan Lam | African-colombian, Afrocolombianos, Collective Rights, Derechos colectivos, Indigenous Peoples, Pueblos indígenas, Reparación, Reparations, Víctimas, Victims
This text begins by explaining the concept of "collective ethnic justice" and then offers practical guidance on how it can be achieved in practice by describing relevant principles and criteria found in Colombian and international law.
Access to Justice: Cases of Business Human Rights Abuses
| By Carolina Bernal Uribe, Miguel Emilio La Rota | Acceso, Access, Colombia, Justicia
Access to justice and effective remedy have become a crucial element in the protection of human rights within the context of business activities, as well as an area of fundamental importance to judges and lawyers who aim to promote the rule of law and human rights.
Systems Overload: Drug Laws and Prisons in Latin America
| By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | Cárceles
This paper demonstrates how drug policy in the country tended to a progressive hardening along the twentieth century and, notwithstanding, failed to be effective in reducing supply and in combating organized crime networks dedicated to trafficking.
Altered State: Clientelism, Mafias and Institutional Weakness in Colombia
| By Javier Eduardo Revelo Rebolledo, Mauricio García Villegas | Colombia, Estado de Derecho, Illegal drug trade, Narcotráfico, Paramilitares, Paramilitary, Parapolítica, Rule of Law
This book articulates a comprehensive vision of not only the the social and political effects of the paramilitary phenomenon in Colombia, but also of the institutional and legal weaknesses of the Colombian government, which has been captured by mafias and political actors.
In Search of a Transformative and Participatory Concept of Reparations in the Context of Transitional Justice
| By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | Justicia transicional, Reparación
This article aims to help overcome some of the limitations of the prevailing transitional justice approach.
And they refounded the homeland… On how the mafia and politicians reconfigured the Colombian State
| By Javier Eduardo Revelo Rebolledo, Mauricio García Villegas, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | Colombia, Congreso, Congress, Elección, Election, Illegal drug trade, Narcotráfico, Paramilitares, Paramilitary, Parapolítica
This publication discusses the implications of the capture of the Colombian State by illegal armed groups.
