Dynamics of armed conflict within the framework of the victims law

Abstract

The rights to truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non-repetition are pillars upon which a peaceful Colombia will be built. However, the real experience of each of these foundations can only be achieved through the recognition of the existence of a violating event, namely, the internal armed conflict, which generates transgressions of international humanitarian law; facilitates the identification of vulnerable subjects; understands the reasons that preceded the transgressive act, and recognizes the responsibility of those who, by action or omission, allowed the occurrence of the event. In this sense, the victims' law has represented a positive change in the understanding of the armed conflict and its dynamics by focusing on the attention to the victim and their characterization; setting aside the predominant focus that was given to the transgressor and bringing with it the need to recognize the duty that the Colombian State has to fulfill the purposes of reparation, administering justice, and ensuring that the history of Colombia is not rewritten with the pain, blood, and tears of the victims.