Transitional Justice in Latin America

Taylor & Francis

This book addresses current developments in transitional justice in Latin America \u2013 effectively the first region to undergo concentrated transitional justice experiences in modern times. Using a comparative approach, it examines trajectories in truth, justice, reparations, and amnesties in countries emerging from periods of massive violations of human rights and humanitarian law. The book examines the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, developing and applying a common analytical framework to provide a systematic, qualitative and comparative analysis of their transitional justice experiences. More specifically, the book investigates to what extent there has been a shift from impunity towards accountability for past human rights violations in Latin America. Using \u2018thick\u2019, but structured, narratives \u2013 which allow patterns to emerge, rather than being imposed \u2013 the book assesses how the quality, timing.