Balancing Justice with Mercy: Two Approaches to Transitional Justice in Latin America

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dc.contributor.advisorHinojosa, Victor Javier.
dc.contributor.authorVoth, Rebecca
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity Scholars.en_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-21T16:26:41Z
dc.date.available2018-05-21T16:26:41Z
dc.date.copyright2018
dc.date.issued2018-05-21
dc.description.abstractIn Latin America’s third wave of democracy the region faces challenges with regard to its dark past left behind by abusive authoritarian leaders. Human rights abuse can hinder a nation’s ability to develop strong democratic institutions and discourage popular participation in government. This thesis compares two approaches that respond to past human rights abuses and focus on the aspects of justice and mercy respectively. I argue that justice, represented by human rights prosecutions, ought to be complementary to mercy, represented by the Christian creative peace process, and that these transitional measures working concurrently can strengthen democracy. My inquiry proceeds with an examination of the recent dramatic increase of human rights trials in the region and compares this approach to that of the Christian creative peace process, using Guatemala as a case study. Through this inquiry, I hope to inspire a sense of hope about the future of democratic institutions in Latin American and prove that both justice and mercy play a vital role in the transitional process.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/10248
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectLatin Americaen_US
dc.subjectCreative Peace Processen_US
dc.subjectGuatemalaen_US
dc.subjectRíos Montten_US
dc.subjectHuman Rights Prosecutionsen_US
dc.titleBalancing Justice with Mercy: Two Approaches to Transitional Justice in Latin Americaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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