The Jeju April 3rd Incident of 1948, which resulted in the largest number of casualties in modern Korean history other than in war, was a national tragedy. The complexity of the incident and its importance in Korean history explain the failure to discuss it publicly until the late 1980s. For this reason, existing studies have largely focused on uncovering the truth about this incident. Even though national reconciliation is an important topic in South Korea, a more structured study from a transitional justice perspective has not been undertaken of this violent event that led to a divided country. Thus, this study provides a theoretical framework for the conditioning of the institutionalisation, national narratives and psychological healing that are required to establish national reconciliation. The paper, then, applies this framework to the Jeju April 3rd Incident. Finally, it evaluates the limitations and challenges of national reconciliation in South Korea.

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韩国延迟和解与过渡时期正义

1948 年 4 月 3 日济州事变是韩国近代史上除战争外伤亡人数最多的事件，是一场民族悲剧。该事件的复杂性及其在韩国历史上的重要性解释了直到 1980 年代后期才公开讨论它的原因。出于这个原因，现有的研究主要集中在揭露这一事件的真相。尽管民族和解是韩国的一个重要话题，但尚未从过渡司法的角度对这一导致国家分裂的暴力事件进行更有条理的研究。因此，本研究为建立民族和解所需的制度化、民族叙事和心理治疗提供了理论框架。那么纸，将此框架应用于济州岛 4 月 3 日事件。最后，它评估了韩国民族和解的局限性和挑战。