TY - JOUR AU - Bengoetxea, Joxerramon PY - 2019/09/18 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The unique Basque peace process: Linking Basque and European generations for global transitional justice JF - Oñati Socio-Legal Series JA - Oñati Socio-Legal Series VL - 10 IS - 3 SE - Thematic Articles DO - UR - https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1173 SP - 584-615 AB - This paper considers the recent and unique case of transitional justice in the Basque Country. Its uniqueness, from a comparative perspective, lies in its unilateral character. It is mostly through the pressure of Basque Society, together with the tough stance of the criminal justice system of Spain that ETA has dissolved. The analysis of this process thus discusses some issues of transitional justice, in tension with formal or traditional justice, and the relevance of this new field in Europe, Spain and the Basque Country. The paper spells out the most significant initiatives in the field of transitional justice adopted in the Basque case, stressing the importance of civil society, and the range of issues arising in a post-conflict situation where different agents have significantly different agendas. The paper concludes by suggesting steps towards an inclusive agenda on memory and narratives of the conflict capable of delivering truth and reconciliation.<br /><br /> El art&iacute;culo aborda el reciente proceso de justicia transicional en el Pa&iacute;s Vasco como un caso &uacute;nico. Su singularidad, desde una perspectiva comparada, reside en su naturaleza unilateral. ETA se ha disuelto sobre todo por la presi&oacute;n de la sociedad civil vasca, junto con la dureza en la aplicaci&oacute;n del sistema espa&ntilde;ol de justicia penal. El an&aacute;lisis de este proceso estudia temas propios de la justicia transicional que entran en tensi&oacute;n con la justicia tradicional o formal. Se analiza especialmente la relevancia de este novedoso campo en Europa, en Espa&ntilde;a y en el Pa&iacute;s Vasco, apuntando las iniciativas m&aacute;s importantes en el campo de la justicia transicional adoptadas en el caso vasco, haciendo hincapi&eacute; en la contribuci&oacute;n de la sociedad civil y rese&ntilde;ando la gama de cuestiones que surgen en un contexto post-conflicto donde distintos agentes tienen agendas significativamente divergentes. En la conclusi&oacute;n se sugieren ideas para trabajar en una agenda convergente e inclusive sobre memoria y relatos del conflicto capaces de aportar verdad y reconciliaci&oacute;n. <br /><strong><br /> Available from:</strong> <a href="https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1123" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1123</a> ER -