Publication

2006-09-01 - University of Pennsylvania Press

Language

English

Word Count

68,000 words, Guess

Page Count

272 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100812219740
  • ISBN-139780812219746
  • Goodreads250723
  • LibraryThing5918786
  • Library of Congress Control Number2004055463
and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCKH966.I57 R64 2005

Description

"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 humanity to hope that their tormentors might be brought to justice. In this meticulously researched volume, Naomi Roht-Arriaza examines the implications of the litigation against members of the Chilean and Argentine military governments and traces their effects through similar cases in Latin America and Europe."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

  • The Pinochet Effect: Transnational Justice in the Age of Human Rights (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)PaperbackUniversity of Pennsylvania Press2006-09-01

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