• 이베로아메리카
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.41-67
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• 2011

El Salvador had suffered some 75,000 casualties, mostly civilian, from violent civil conflict(1980-92). In 1992, after negotiations, the government and FMLN signed a historic comprehensive peace accord which brought an end to the war and instituted wide-reaching political and social reforms. Many scholars call it as Transitional Justice in El Salvador. Transitional Justice in El salvador has had two identifiable stages. In the First stage, institutional reforms, such as DDR(disarmament, demobilization, reintegration), and a truth commission were implemented. The second phase corresponds to the period subsequent to the truth commission report, with the failure to implement the commission's recommendations, including those related to reparations and justice. This essay explain how was transitional justice in El salvador different from the other cases, and what was the purpose of extraordinary transitional justice in El Salvador. In detail, the first section of this essay examines the history of the civil war and peace process in El Salvador, and then explores the relationships between cold war and transitional justice in El Salvador. Finally, this essay suggests that truth commission's mandate which investigate 'serious acts of violence that have occurred since 1980' was very important role to accomplish peace and transitional justice in El Salvador.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.17-32
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• 2007

• 수완나부미
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.79-103
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• 2015

Just how does one make sense of the genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge during its rule in the 70's and the numerous human rights violations in the Philippines during the Marcos period? Like the conflicts that have marked human history at the close of the 20th century, Southeast Asia is no exception, similar to the many attempts to come to terms with the past and put to account wrongdoers worldwide. The paper is an attempt to historicize these two seemingly unrelated events and analyze them from the synoptic frameworks of transitional justice and reparations. Similar to the experiences faced by many societies transitioning towards democratic rule, notably in Latin America, the dilemma of whether to pursue justice or preserve the peace and the newfound status quo has characterized the length at which justice had eluded the victims in Cambodia and the Philippines. Yet, no matter what the limits are in pursuing accountability, or these so called historical injustices, closure is still achievable. The paper would like to argue that closure is possible when one, all or a combination of the following, depending on the gravity of the crime, is present-truth-telling, prosecution for the crimes committed, and a grant of compensation.

• 의정연구
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.157-188
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• 2016

아프리카의 많은 국가들이 민주화를 경험함에 따라 입헌주의의 중요성이 점점 더 부각되고 있다. 본 논문은 아프로바로메터 여론조사 데이터를 이용해 아프리카인들이 사법부에 대한 신뢰도 형성에 영향을 미치는 요인이 무엇인가를 경험적으로 분석하고 있다. 민주주의 체제에서 사법제도가 효과적으로 실현되기 위해 시민의 사법부에 대한 높은 신뢰도는 핵심적 요소 중 하나이다. 기존 연구들이 사법부의 기능이나 소송절차 등에 초점을 맞춰왔음에 비해 본 연구는 아프리카인들이 자국의 대통령이 헌법이나 사법제도를 어느 정도 존중하는가와 본인들이 일상생활에서 느끼는 법치의 수준, 법관의 부패 수준 등이 사법제도에 대한 그들의 신뢰도 형성에 영향을 미친다는 것을 경험적으로 보여준다. 분석 결과는 행정부의 수장(대통령 혹은 수상)이 사법제도나 헌법을 존중하는 모습을 보여줄수록, 아프리카인들이 법치가 공정하게 이루어진다고 평가할수록, 또한 아프리카인들이 부패한 법관이 많지 않다고 생각할수록 자신이 속한 국가의 사법부를 더 신뢰한다는 것을 보여준다. 본 연구는 과도기적 체제전환을 경험하는 신생민주주의 국가에서 법과 정치 사이에 긴장이 발생할 수있으며, 사법에 대한 시민들의 이상과 정치의 현실이 과도기 정의에 상호 교차적으로 부담을 줄 수 있다는 것을 보여준다.

• Acta Via Serica
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.121-152
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• 2020

The article is a critical examination of the political developments in Armenia since the 'Velvet Revolution' of April-May 2018, when, on the wave of massive protests against the ruling regime, new young forces came to power raising amongst broad segments of population enormous enthusiasm and hopes about radical reforms that would lead to profound transformations in the political and socio-economic spheres. It contains a thorough analysis of underlying political processes in the country in an attempt to answer a number of topical questions, so important to get a deeper understanding of the situation in Armenia and in the South Caucasus region. Based on the analysis of the new authorities' performance against the acknowledged benchmarks and standards of democracy consolidation, such as: separation of powers, independence of the judiciary, good governance, transitional justice the author comes to the conclusion that they failed to achieve any breakthrough in the above-mentioned fields. On the contrary, as demonstrated by concrete examples, what occurred in Armenia was not a revolution but a mere regime change under the leadership of Prime Minister Pashinyan, who gradually has concentrated in his hands executive, legislative, and quasi-totality of the judicial branch of power.