What is Justice in Transitional Justice? Exploring Answers through the Colombian Case
Sponsored by the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP)
The talk will present the transitional justice system that was created in Colombia after the 2016 peace agreements. As a result of negotiation, this system seeks to use alternative forms of justice, such as restorative justice, to provide responses to the victims of international crimes. With discussant聽Yuri Alexander Roma帽a-Rivas and speaker聽Alexandra Sandoval Mantilla.
Bio
Yuri Alexander Roma帽a-Rivas, an Afro-Colombian lawyer, is a current doctoral (Ph.D.) candidate in the Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) program at 91涩漫鈥檚 Faculty of Law and an聽O鈥橞rien Fellow at the 91涩漫 Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism.
Alexandra Sandoval Mantilla is currently a Judge of the Chamber of Amnesties or Pardons and the Chairperson of the Gender Equality Commission in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (鈥淛EP鈥� in Spanish) in Colombia and is聽 a CHRLP Winter 2025 visiting O鈥橞rien Fellow in Residence.
