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Elusive Justice: Women, Land Rights, and Colombia's Transition to Peace Contributor(s): Meertens, Donny (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299325601 ISBN-13: 9780299325602 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: November 2019 Click for more in this series: Critical Human Rights |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Real Estate - General - History | Latin America - South America - Political Science | Human Rights |
Dewey: 333.318 |
LCCN: 2019008134 |
Series: Critical Human Rights |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.04 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Fifty years of violence perpetrated by guerrillas, paramilitaries, and official armed forces in Colombia displaced more than six million people. In 2011, as part of a larger transitional justice process, the Colombian government approved a law that would restore land rights for those who lost their homes during the conflicts. However, this restitution process lacked appropriate provisions for rural women beyond granting them a formal property title. Drawing on decades of research, Elusive Justice demonstrates how these women continue to face numerous adverse circumstances, including geographical isolation, encroaching capitalist enterprises, and a dearth of social and institutional support. Donny Meertens contends that women's advocacy organizations must have a prominent role in overseeing these transitional policies in order to create a more just society. By bringing together the underresearched topic of property repayment and the pursuit of gender justice in peacebuilding, these findings have broad significance elsewhere in the world. |
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