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10-6-2015
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Pursuing Peace with Justice New Hope in Colombia Douglass Cassel Professor of Law and Notre Dame Presidential Fellow Member of bilateral working group on justice, Colombia Peace Negotiations After half a century of civil war and three years of negotiations, the Colombian government and the rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia announced on September 23 that they are committed to signing a final peace accord, begin disarming, and establishing a Special Tribunal for Peace. Professor Cassel will discuss his role in negotiating the justice agreement, as well as the prospects for peace and justice in Colombia.