Transitional justice: An analysis from human rights and political philosophy in the 21st century
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https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.2792-3681/2025.9.1Keywords:
transitional justice, critical political philosophy, human rights, hermeneuticsAbstract
In philosophical terms, transitional justice emerges as a specific modality of ethical deliberation that allows political societies to address the legacies of structural oppression and authoritarian regimes, establishing the basis for a renewed social pact that redefines the relationship between citizens and State, for the benefit of the general enjoyment of human rights. In this sense, the general objective of this research was to interpret the varied textual and contextual meanings of transitional justice, as a condition of possibility, to develop an analysis of this form of justice, from human rights and critical political philosophy in the 21st century. Methodologically, documentary analysis and philosophical hermeneutics were combined, through source selection criteria, textual analysis techniques and intertextual interpretation procedures. The final reflections highlight that transitional justice in Latin America reveals the ontological complexity of societies that have experienced deep historical ruptures, where the search for truth, justice and reconciliation transcends the traditional categories of law and politics to become an existential dialogic space of collective reinvention.
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