The Colombian Peace Process and the Principle of Complementarity of the International Criminal Court An Inductive, Situation-based Approach /

• Main Author: Ambos, Kai. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Law.; Criminology.; International Criminal Law.; Fundamentals of Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11273-7

Striking a balance between peace and justice has long been debated by scholars and practitioners. There has been definite progress in a world in which blanket amnesties were at times granted with little hesitation. There is a growing understanding that accountability has both pragmatic and principle...

Table of Contents:

• Law 975 and its Process
• Preliminary Remarks
• The Process Under Law 975
• The Complementarity Test (Article 17) and its Application to the Colombian Situation
• Preliminary Considerations: The Object of Reference of the Complementarity Test (Situation - Case - Conduct)
• Gravity and Complementarity Stricto Sensu
• Conclusion: Classifying the Columbian Case with a View to Different Transitional Justice Scenarios
• Some Recommendations for the Further Application of Law 975. Documents and Materials
• Additional Sources
• Law No. 975, 25 July 2005
• Overview of the Procedure Under Law 975.