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Latin American Experiences with Truth Commission Recommendations: Beyond Words, Vol. II

Edited by Elin Skaar · Eric Wiebelhaus Brahm · Jemima Garcia-Godos
Intersentia Publishers March 2022

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ISBN-13
9781839701795
Publisher
Intersentia Publishers
Publication
March 2022
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Truth commission recommendations are critical to their legacies, yet there is little research examining their fates. Based on fieldwork that is unprecedented in scope, this double volume project provides the first systematic study of the formulation and implementation of the recommendations of thirteen Latin American truth commissions.

Beyond Words Vol. I examines the variations in truth commission recommendations across 13 Latin American cases. Insights are provided regarding how the internal dynamics of truth commissions, as well as the political, social and economic context in which they operate, influence how recommendations are formulated. The authors then explore how the nature of these recommendations themselves, along with the aforementioned factors, influence which recommendations are actually implemented. The conclusion considers the findings' relevance for the crafting of future truth commission recommendations and reflects upon how the formulation and implementation of these recommendations shape the impact of truth commissions on societies emerging from periods of violence and repression.

Beyond Words Vol. II is a unique collection of 11 Latin American country studies covering all 13 formal truth commissions established in this region that submitted their final reports between 1985 and 2014. Based on qualitative original data and a common analytical framework, the main focus of each of the country chapters is threefold: (1) to provide a brief background to the truth commission(s); (2) to provide a detailed account of the formulation of the truth commission's recommendations; and (3) to analyze the implementation record of the recommendations, taking into account the actors and factors that have aided – or obstructed – the implementation process.

Table of Contents

Introduction
PART I. THE SOUTHERN CONE
Argentina’s Pioneering CONADEP: A Lasting Human Rights Agenda
Chile’s Rettig and Valech Commissions: Truth and Reparation under the Sign of Reconciliation
Uruguay’s Commission for Peace: An Unfulfilled Experience?
Paraguay’s Truth and Justice Commission: Recommending Justice without Political Change
Brazil’s National Truth Commission: Recommendations for a Pending Democratic Agenda
PART II. THE ANDES
Ecuador’s Truth Commission: Official Support, Weak Compliance
Peru’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Recommending a Piecemeal Approach to Transitional Justice
PART III. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
El Salvador’s Truth Commission: Recommending Peace in Exchange for Justice
Guatemala’s Commission of Historical Clarification: The Memory of Silence or the Silence of Memory?
Haiti’s Truth and Justice Commission: Forgotten Recommendations, Living Demands
Panama’s Truth Commission Recommendations: Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
Conclusion
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