In November 2016, a peace agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) and the Colombian government put an end to a 50-year-old conflict and established an institution unique in its kind: The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP or JEP). As the cornerstone of Colombia’s transitional justice process, this tribunal was tasked with prosecuting the international crimes that took place in the Colombian armed conflict as well as granting benefits like amnesties and pardons to perpetrators of “common crimes” (i.e. non-international crimes) that are linked to that conflict. In its nearly four years of operation, the SJP has delivered on its mandate. Among other achievements, the SJP opened seven different cases concerning the most representative crimes committed in the Colombian conflict, some of which exposed a much wider scope of victimization than that previously anticipated. However, this institution has also faced problems such as government interference, an ample jurisdictional scope and a lack of prosecutorial strategy. These are explored in this text.