Andrés Morales
Andrés Morales is a Colombian lawyer holding an Advanced LLM in Public International Law (cum laude) from Leiden University. Before joining the IRMCT as a Legal Reviewer for the OTP, Andrés worked at the ICC, the ICTY, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia as a legal officer and the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on IHL as a researcher.
May 12, 2022
Andrés Morales
The transitional justice process in Colombia and the institution at its centre, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), have faced a series of difficulties (see here and here). Aware of this, the Prosecutor of the ICC announced on 28 October 2021 the closure of the country’s preliminary examination. This decision was partly motivated by the JEP’s progress…
May 3, 2021
Andrés Morales
In November 2016, a peace agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) and the Colombian government put an end to a 50-year-old conflict and established an institution unique in its kind: The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP or JEP). As the cornerstone of Colombia’s transitional justice process, this tribunal was tasked with prosecuting the international crimes…
May 3, 2021
Andrés Morales
In November 2016, a peace agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) and the Colombian government put an end to a 50-year-old conflict and established an institution unique in its kind: The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP or JEP). As the cornerstone of Colombia’s transitional justice process, this tribunal was tasked with prosecuting the international crimes…
May 12, 2022
Andrés Morales
The transitional justice process in Colombia and the institution at its centre, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), have faced a series of difficulties (see here and here). Aware of this, the Prosecutor of the ICC announced on 28 October 2021 the closure of the country’s preliminary examination. This decision was partly motivated by the JEP’s progress…