Reparation to victims of the armed conflict in Colombia. A look from the implementation of public policies

Abstract

The objective of the research was to analyze the implementation of the public policy of the Colombian State for reparation to victims of the armed conflict in the Department of Córdoba. In this sense, a socio-legal documentary investigation was developed through the interpretative paradigm and qualitative methodology. The study units are the official documents that account for the registration and monitoring of the public policy of reparation for victims to identify the measures applied in the Department of Córdoba. The results made it possible to identify the measures related to land restitution, housing restitution, housing subsidy compensation, administrative compensation, employment and income generation, credits and liabilities, satisfaction measures, and guarantees of non-repetition in the Municipality. Hunting. Regarding its implementation, there is a greater trend towards reparation in land restitution measures; The compensation measures continue to present the difficulty of assigning amounts proportional and consistent with the victimizing act, for which reason their application and registration present weaknesses in the recognition and visibility of the scope. Finally, it is considered that reparation measures for victims need to continue to be accompanied by public security and protection policies, to restore the confidence of victims in the State, and new mechanisms for restitution, justice and peace that manage to mitigate the negative individual and collective impact, moreover, reflected in a Colombian society that has become increasingly accustomed to territorial uprooting