YAPICI ADALET YAKLAŞIMI OLARAK HAKİKAT KOMİSYONLARI

Yapıcı adalet anlayışı geçtiğimiz yıllar içerisinde büyük bir ilerleme kaydetmiştir. Söz konusu anlayışın öne çıkan örneklerinden birisi de hakikat komisyonlarıdır. Özellikle iç savaş, askeri darbe ve soykırım gibi insan hakları ihlallerinin kitlesel boyutta yaşandığı ülkelerde hakikat komisyonlarının hayata geçirildiği görülür. Güney Afrika, Şili, Peru gibi ülkelerde hakikat komisyonları gerçeğe ulaşmak ve yargılamaları sağlamak adına önemli başarılar kazanmışlardır. Diğer yandan, komisyonların adalet arayışına zarar verdiği ve af yolunu açtığı da iddia edilmektedir. Bu çalışmada öncelikle hakikat komisyonlarına ilişkin genel bilgiler verilecektir. İlerleyen bölümlerde komisyonlara ilişkin olumlu ve olumsuz görüşler gösterilecek ve olası çözüm yolları belirtilecektir.

Truth Commissions as a Restorative Justice Approach

Restorative justice approach has made a considerable progress in recent years. Truth commissions are one of the towering examples of this approach. It can be observed that truth commissions are specifically created in states where massive human rights abuses such as civil war, military coup and genocide have taken place. In South Africa, Chile and Peru, truth commissions have had considerable success in achieving trurh and securing prosecution. On the other hand, it has been adduced that commissions may injure those seeking justice and open the way to remission. In this paper, first of all, general information on truth commissions will be presented. In the following sections, pros and cons of such commisions will be dealt with and possible solutions will be elaborated.

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