Judicial Independence and Human Rights in Latin America

TRAMA

This comparative analysis, focusing on 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.

SOMMARIO

Retributive Justice: The Politics of Prosecution Explaining Post-transitional Justice: A Tentative Theoretical Framework 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 - List of Interviews Appendix 2 - Constitutional Reforms Affecting Judicial Independence

AUTORE

ELIN SKAAR Senior Researcher and head of the Transitional Justice Research Programme at the Chr. Michelsen Institute in Bergen, Norway.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780230617490
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm Ø 525 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: XVII, 297 p.
• Pagine Arabe: 297
• Pagine Romane: xvii