The Pinochet Effect: Transnational Justice in the Age of Human Rights

(Part of the Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series)

by Naomi Roht-Arriaza

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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:0.96 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Americas Criminal Law Education & Reference Foreign & International Law History Latin America Law Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences South America

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