Constitución en Inglés

326 constituteproject.org Colombia 2021 Chapter III Special Jurisdiction for Peace S pecial Jurisdiction for Peace The Special Jurisdiction for Peace [JEP, initials in Spanish] will be subject to its own legal regime, with administrative, budgetary, and technical autonomy; it will manage justice in a transitional and autonomous manner; and with preference over and exclusion of all other jurisdictions it will hear cases concerning acts that took place before December 1, 2016, were caused or occasioned by, or directly or indirectly related to, the armed conflict, and were committed by those who participated in the armed conflict, particularly acts that are considered grave infractions of International Humanitarian Law or grave violations of human rights. Its objectives are to satisfy victims’ right to justice; to offer truth to Colombian society; to protect the rights of victims; to contribute to the success of a stable, lasting peace; and to adopt decisions that grant total legal security to those who participated, directly or indirectly, in the internal armed conflict through the commission of the above acts. Where combatants of armed groups operating outside the law are concerned, the System’s legal component will apply only to those who sign a final peace accord with the National Government. After rebel groups turn over their enlistment rolls upon arriving at Transitional Rural Normalization Zones [ZVNT, after Spanish initials] and Transitional TRANSITIONAL ARTICLE 5