The Right to Truth: Case Law, Public Discourse and its Foundational Role in Transitional Justice

José María Escandell Lucas

doi:10.17561/tahrj.v27.10665

Authors

José María Escandell Lucas Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3623-401X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17561/tahrj.v27.10665

Keywords:

transitional justice, right to truth, historical narratives, truth commissions, reconciliation, democracy

Abstract

This article examines the right to truth in transitional justice, focusing especially on its collective dimension. Drawing on international human rights law and jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights, the article analyses its implications and evolution. The article also analyzes its impact on public discourses and “shared narratives” of historical violence. It further explores the relationship between this right and the other rights of transitional justice, considering if the right to truth could be looked upon as foundational in relation to the other rights of transitional justice. Truth commissions are used as the main instrument to evaluate this hypothesis.

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