ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the legal challenges faced by Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) in the application of its novel model of transitional, restorative, forward-looking, and reparative justice. The argument proceeds as follows. The first section describes the main features of the JEP and the second section discusses three main legal challenges faced by it. Among these challenges is the creation of a Corpus Juris of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, overcoming this challenge, however, provides the key to resolving the other two, namely its relationships with permanent justice and the clarification of open-textured provisions. The concluding section highlights some aspects concerning ongoing debates about JEP and some possible lessons for other peace processes.
