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Trust in Colombia's Justicia Especial Para La Paz: Experimental Evidence.
| Title: | Trust in Colombia's Justicia Especial Para La Paz: Experimental Evidence. |
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| Authors: | Botero, Sandra |
| Source: | Journal of Politics in Latin America; Dec2020, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p300-322, 23p |
| Subject Terms: | TRANSITIONAL justice, RESTORATIVE justice, TRUST, PUBLIC opinion, LEGAL evidence, CITIZEN attitudes, ARBITRATORS |
| Geographic Terms: | COLOMBIA, LA Paz (Bolivia) |
| Abstract (English): | Research on the determinants of institutional trust in courts that are part of transitional justice frameworks is scarce. This article relies on experimental evidence to explore whether features of the case and the ruling play a role in citizens' attitudes towards the Justicia Especial para la Paz, Colombia's transitional justice tribunal. I evaluate whether the profile of the accused and whether or not he is sentenced to the most lenient of restorative justice measures have an effect on trust. I find that support for the decision is lower for restorative sentences than for more punitive sentences, and that whether or not the acussed was a former guerrilla combatant or a member of the military does not influence evaluations. This research contributes to our understanding of how citizens in countries dealing with the aftermath of violence perceive the institutions devised to adjudicate on the atrocities of conflict. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | Sabemos poco en cuanto a los factores que explican la confianza en tribunales de justicia tradicional. Este artículo se apoya en evidencia experimental para investigar si algunas características específicas del caso y del fallo juegan un papel en la confianza que tienen los ciudadanos en el tribunal de justicia transicional colombiano "Justicia Especial para a Paz". En este trabajo evalúo si el perfil del acusado y el hecho de que este reciba una pena restaurativa, más indulgente, afectan la confianza en el tribunal. Los hallazgos demuestran que el apoyo a la decisión es menor para sentencias restaurativas que para sentencias mas punitivas. También se evidencia que si el acusado fue miembro de la guerrilla o era miembro de las fuerzas militares no tiene ningún efecto en la evaluación. Esta investigación contribuye a una mejor comprensión de las instituciones que forman parte de sistemas de justicia transicional en países en posconflicto. Keywords (palabras clave): Colombia, transitional justice, courts and public opinion, [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 1866802X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1866802X20959509 |
| Database: | Complementary Index |