ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the more formal type of reparation that the trials provide for the victims: the restitution of the rights of which they were deprived before. It analyses how the access to the legal system is also linked to the right to a judicial investigation that allows knowing what happened. The chapter examines the progress made by the prosecutions in the prosecutions in uncovering the past and the value of knowing the truth as an essential condition for reparation, especially for the families of the disappeared. It addresses the serious limitations faced by the trials in allowing access to information, particularly when the perpetrators do not cooperate and the crimes concerned were committed forty years ago. The chapter discusses the role of the trials in acknowledging and legitimising the victims' voice, allocating clear responsibilities and defining what kind of violence took place – all crucial elements in a reparative process.
