| 紀錄類型: |
書目-電子資源
: 單行本
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| 副題名: |
violations, politics, and prosecution |
| 作者: |
SkaarElin., |
| 出版地: |
New York |
| 出版者: |
Palgrave Macmillan; |
| 出版年: |
2011 |
| 版本: |
1st ed. |
| 面頁冊數: |
1 online resource (xiii, 297 p.)ill., map. : |
| 標題: |
Human rights - Latin America - |
| 標題: |
Judicial independence - Latin America - |
| 標題: |
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Government - |
| 標題: |
LAW - Legal Services. - |
| 標題: |
LAW - Civil Procedure. - |
| 電子資源: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230117693 |
| 附註: |
Description based on print version record. |
| 摘要註: |
"In many Latin American countries, former military officers are now facing charges of torture, murder, forced disappearance, and genocide committed under the dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s. Why is this happening now, years after the transition to democracy? And why are courts in some countries leading the way? This comparative analysis, focusing on the key countries of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, explores the complex relationship between executive politics and judicial action, showing that judicial independence is a crucial factor in prosecution. It will engage Latin Americanists as well as all who are concerned with justice and human rights around the world"-- |
| ISBN: |
9780230117693electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
0230117694electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
hbk. |
| ISBN: |
hbk. |
| 內容註: |
Retributive justice: the politics of prosecution Explaining post-transitional justice Argentina: from trials to pardons to trials Chile: from truth to trials Uruguay: from impunity to trials The Independence of judges and post-transitional justice Appendix 1: interviews --Appendix 2: constitutional reforms affecting judicial independence. |