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September 27, 2025

Searching for the disappeared in transitional justice settings: norms, context, and shifting priorities

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CCCath Collins

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Overview

This article explores disappearance in transitional justice, highlighting state actions and forensic practices affecting norms and reparations.

Key Points

  • The need for search and identification persists in transitional justice settings, particularly after political violence.
  • Institutional responses, like dedicated state search offices, address unresolved disappearances while emphasizing victim-driven initiatives.
  • A forensic turn in human rights raises challenges between truth, reparations, and justice, impacting search dynamics.
  • Chile's recent search office design exemplifies the merging of norms and diagnostics to create effective search strategies.

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Cath Collins (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d7be5eeebfec0fc52374bchttps://doi.org/10.1332/30498414y2025d000000011
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