Elusive Justice: Women, Land Rights, and Colombia's Transition to Peace

by Donny Meertens

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299325601
• ISBN13: 9780299325602
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"