The Pinochet Effect: Transnational Justice in the Age of Human Rights
(Part of the Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series)
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The 1998 arrest of General Augusto Pinochet in London and subsequent extradition proceedings sent an electrifying wave through the international community. This legal precedent for bringing a former head of state to trial outside his home country signaled that neither the immunity of a former head of state nor legal amnesties at home could shield participants in the crimes of military governments. It also allowed victims of torture and crimes against...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0812219740
ISBN13:9780812219746
Release Date:August 2006
Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 9.3"
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