Pinochet effect: transnational justice in the age of human rights

Roht-Arriaza, Naomi.

Pinochet effect: transnational justice in the age of human rights transnational justice in the age of human rights / Naomi Roht-Arriaza. - 1st pbk. ed. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006. - xiii, 256 p. ; 23 cm. - Pennsylvania studies in human rights . - Pennsylvania studies in human rights. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-245) and index.

The beginning -- The Adventures of Augusto Pinochet in the United Kingdom: A "Most Civilized Country" -- The investigations come home to Chile -- Argentina: Truth and consequences -- The European cases -- Operation condor redux -- The legal legacy of Pinochet: Universal jurisdiction and its discontents -- The actors behind the Pinochet cases.

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Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto--Trials, litigation, etc.


Operation Cóndor (South American countersubversion association)


Human rights--Southern Cone of South America.
Criminal liability (International law)
Criminal jurisdiction.
Droits de l'homme -- Tribunal international
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto


Southern Cone of South America--Politics and government--20th century.
South America

KH966.I57 / .R64

345.0235 / P657Zr 2006

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