The judicial implementation of the right to the truth: Some thoughts on the Argentinian experience of the Juicios por la Verdad
Safeguarding the right to the truth has become crucial in dealing with systematic violations of human rights. Especially in contexts of transition to democracy, telling the truth is considered of utmost importance for fighting against impunity and promoting peace. Nevertheless, scholars have paid li...
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Union University, Faculty of Law, Belgrade
2022-01-01
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| description | Safeguarding the right to the truth has become crucial in dealing with systematic violations of human rights. Especially in contexts of transition to democracy, telling the truth is considered of utmost importance for fighting against impunity and promoting peace. Nevertheless, scholars have paid little attention to the judicial implementation of this right and, in particular, to the value of judicial protection of the right to the truth. The article aims to fill this gap by discussing the Juicios por la Verdad (the Truth Trials), a unique experience promoted by the Argentinian civil society in the wake of the military dictatorship. Specifically, it investigates the impact of the judicial recognition of the right to the truth on both the victims' lives and society's attempt to come to terms with the past. The analysis shows that the right to the truth may serve as a tool for knowledge, acknowledgment, strengthening the rule of law and, to an extent, for justice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d88161cbfd5d40d6bb01ca19057c13192023-01-31T08:22:39ZengUnion University, Faculty of Law, BelgradePravni Zapisi2217-28152406-13872022-01-0113263067410.5937/pravzap0-399852217-28152202630CThe judicial implementation of the right to the truth: Some thoughts on the Argentinian experience of the Juicios por la VerdadChisari Chiara0University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, ItalySafeguarding the right to the truth has become crucial in dealing with systematic violations of human rights. Especially in contexts of transition to democracy, telling the truth is considered of utmost importance for fighting against impunity and promoting peace. Nevertheless, scholars have paid little attention to the judicial implementation of this right and, in particular, to the value of judicial protection of the right to the truth. The article aims to fill this gap by discussing the Juicios por la Verdad (the Truth Trials), a unique experience promoted by the Argentinian civil society in the wake of the military dictatorship. Specifically, it investigates the impact of the judicial recognition of the right to the truth on both the victims' lives and society's attempt to come to terms with the past. The analysis shows that the right to the truth may serve as a tool for knowledge, acknowledgment, strengthening the rule of law and, to an extent, for justice.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-2815/2022/2217-28152202630C.pdfright to the truthjudicial implementationvalue of the judicial truthjuicios por la verdadthe truth trialsargentinatransitional justice |
| spellingShingle | Chisari Chiara The judicial implementation of the right to the truth: Some thoughts on the Argentinian experience of the Juicios por la Verdad Pravni Zapisi right to the truth judicial implementation value of the judicial truth juicios por la verdad the truth trials argentina transitional justice |
| title | The judicial implementation of the right to the truth: Some thoughts on the Argentinian experience of the Juicios por la Verdad |
| title_full | The judicial implementation of the right to the truth: Some thoughts on the Argentinian experience of the Juicios por la Verdad |
| title_fullStr | The judicial implementation of the right to the truth: Some thoughts on the Argentinian experience of the Juicios por la Verdad |
| title_full_unstemmed | The judicial implementation of the right to the truth: Some thoughts on the Argentinian experience of the Juicios por la Verdad |
| title_short | The judicial implementation of the right to the truth: Some thoughts on the Argentinian experience of the Juicios por la Verdad |
| title_sort | judicial implementation of the right to the truth some thoughts on the argentinian experience of the juicios por la verdad |
| topic | right to the truth judicial implementation value of the judicial truth juicios por la verdad the truth trials argentina transitional justice |
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