Dispute Resolution Committee: Chapultepec Peace Agreement
Implementations
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1992
In accordance of the agreement, the National Commission for the Consolidation of the Peace (COPAZ) was formally instituted on 1 February 1992 comprising 10 members–two members each from the FMLN and the government and rest of the members from other political parties. The COPAZ was responsible to arbitrate disagreements that might arise from the implementation of the accord. Nevertheless, the COPAZ did not initially play as important a role as envisioned in the agreements.1
- “Situation of human rights in El Salvador,” United Nations General Assembly (A/47/596), November 13, 1992.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1993
COPAZ worked to seek consensus among its constituent members on various measures related to the Peace Agreement, but met many disagreements over its mandate. It discussed the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on the Truth, but moved very slowly and failed to come up with a unified proposal.1
- “Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador,” United Nations Security Council (S/25812), May 21, 1993.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1994
COPAZ continued to operate, and conversations began of it becoming a peace foundation once its mandate was officially fulfilled.1
- “Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador,” United Nations Security Council (S/1994/1000), August 26, 1994.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1995
According to the new timetable for implementation agreed upon on 19 May 1994, COPAZ was set to terminate on 30 April 1995, but it became clear that the Peace Accords would not be fulfilled by that date, and so COPAZ sought an extension on the grounds that its mandate was to ensure the complete implementation of the Peace Accords.1
- “Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador,” United Nations Security Council (S/1995/220), March 24, 1995.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1996
The mandate of COPAZ expired on 10 January 1996. The Government of El Salvador and the members of COPAZ viewed it as a success, with only a few aspects of the peace process left incomplete—notably the land transfer and rural re-settlement programs. Some of the former members of COPAZ went on to serve in non-governmental organizations, such as Fundapaz, which endeavored to fulfill a similar role as that of COPAZ.1
- “National peace commission closes as its work comes to an end,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, January 15, 1996.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1997
The COPAZ was a multi-party mechanism designed to facilitate the implementation of the accord and its completed its mandate of dispute resolutions. The COPAZ was dissolved once its mandate expired on 10 January 1996.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1998
No further developments occurred this year.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1999
No further developments occurred this year.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 2000
No further developments occurred this year.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 2001
No further developments occurred this year.