TY - JOUR AU - Hoondert, Martin J.M. AU - Varona Martínez, Gema PY - 2020/03/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Introduction. Practices of Memorialization and the Process of Social Reconstruction JF - Oñati Socio-Legal Series JA - Oñati Socio-Legal Series VL - 10 IS - 3 SE - Introduction DO - UR - https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1246 SP - 535-543 AB - Over the last century, Europe and the world have witnessed two world wars, civil wars, terrorist attacks, and abuse of power both by dictatorial regimes and in various institutional settings, all leading to serious violations of human rights. Today we continue to see the effects of such violations affecting large numbers of people. This special issue of<em> O&ntilde;ati Socio-Legal Series</em> is about commemorative practices and their role in post-conflict societies regarding processes of social reconstruction and transitional justice. It also considers current alternatives and complementary systems of justice, like restorative justice and transformative justice to face mass-victimisation. Through practices of memorialization victimhood is defined, constructed, acknowledged or neglected. Their materialisation is often a result of negotiated outcomes involving a number of actors, legislation and institutions. By presenting case studies, the authors hope to enhance practices of memorialization and to critically contribute to the transitional or transformative justice agenda.<br /><br />Durante el siglo pasado, Europa y el mundo entero han sido testigos de dos guerras mundiales, as&iacute; como guerras civiles, ataques terroristas y abusos de poder por parte de reg&iacute;menes dictatoriales y varias instancias institucionales, todo lo cual ha conducido a graves violaciones de derechos humanos. Hoy d&iacute;a, a&uacute;n vemos los efectos de dichas violaciones que afectan a un gran n&uacute;mero de personas. Este n&uacute;mero especial de <em>O&ntilde;ati Socio-Legal Series</em> trata sobre pr&aacute;cticas de conmemoraci&oacute;n y el papel que desempe&ntilde;an en sociedades posconflicto en relaci&oacute;n con procesos de reconstrucci&oacute;n social y justicia transicional. Tambi&eacute;n toma en consideraci&oacute;n alternativas actuales y sistemas complementarios de justicia, como la justicia restaurativa y la justicia transformativa, para enfrentarse a la victimizaci&oacute;n masiva. A trav&eacute;s de pr&aacute;cticas de memorializaci&oacute;n, se define, construye, reconoce u obvia la condici&oacute;n de v&iacute;ctima. Su materializaci&oacute;n es a menudo consecuencia de resultados negociados que implican a una serie de actores, legislaciones e instituciones. A trav&eacute;s de estudios de caso, los y las autores/as esperamos realzar las pr&aacute;cticas de memorializaci&oacute;n y contribuir de forma cr&iacute;tica a los planes de justicia transicional o transformativa.<br /><br /> <strong>Available from: </strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1121" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1121</a> ER -