“Guerrilha, se você desertar, pouparemos sua vida”: o Massacre de Mapiripán e a justiça de transição na Colômbia

Abstract

The present dissertation analyses the dynamics and complexities of transitional justice, focusing on the specific case of the Mapiripán massacre, in the department of Meta, Colombia, in 1997. The purpose is to answer whether the legacy of the Mapiripán massacre has contributed in any concrete form to transitional justice in the country and to the strengthening of the democratic process in Colombia in the following years. The research explores the connection between domestic and international law, considering the multiple possibilities for democratic transition offered by transitional justice. The research provides a wider national and international context by interpreting other complex dynamics that also violate human rights. Therefore, notable events that impacted the transitional justice process in Argentina, Chile and Suriname, for example, provide different approaches to the challenges and achievements of transitional justice since the Mapiripán massacre