Memory War and its Political Use in Post Transitional justice in Uruguay

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25360014
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Wakayama University
• Principal Investigator: UCHIDA Midori 和歌山大学, 教育学部, 教授 (10304172)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 移行期正義 / ポスト移行期正義 / 歴史的記憶 / ウルグアイ / 2つの悪魔説 / 軍政期人権侵害 / 失効法 / ウルグアイ政党政治

Outline of Final Research Achievements

During 2013-2015, it was remarkable that the judiciary has treated issues around of violations of human rights during military regime coldly. In February 2013, Judge Mota, who eagerly has prosecuted these suspects, had transferred to civil court, and Supreme Court sentenced 18.831 Law was unconstitutional. In the election of 2014, candidates of traditional parties, which had used to utilize past in order to attack against Frente Amplio had inconvenient family history, so they were insinuated. Memory wars about transitional Justice in Uruguay are complicated and victims are divided. Ex-Tupamaros and ex-hostage, Minister of Defense, Huidobro shares rules of silence among Military and attacks against human rights organizations. Earlier literature suggests that we need to place this memory war in a longer history of political use of past in Uruguay.

Free Research Field

政治学。ラテンアメリカ南部諸国、特にウルグアイの移行期・ポスト移行期正義