The Pinochet Effect Transnational Justice in the Age of Human Rights

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 o...

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Main Author:	Roht-Arriaza, Naomi
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc 2006 University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition:	1
Series:	Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Subjects:	20th century Authoritarianism Chile Criminal jurisdiction Criminal justice Criminal liability (International law) Government Human Rights Human rights > Southern Cone of South America International International law Justice LAW LAW / International Liability Operación Cóndor (South American countersubversion association) Operación Cóndor (South American countersubversion association) Operation Condor Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto > Trials, litigation, etc Pinochet, Augusto Political leaders POLITICAL SCIENCE POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights Politics and government Rights South America Southern Cone of South America Southern Cone of South America > Politics and government > 20th century Transnationalism Trials, litigation, etc Law Human Rights Political Science
ISBN:	0812219740, 9780812219746, 9780812238457, 0812238451
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Front Matter Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: The Beginning Chapter 2: The Adventures of Augusto Pinochet in the United Kingdom: Chapter 3: The Investigations Come Home to Chile Chapter 4: Argentina: Chapter 5: The European Cases Chapter 6: Operation Condor Redux Chapter 7: The Legal Legacy of Pinochet: Chapter 8: The Actors Behind the Pinochet Cases Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface 1. The Beginning 2. The Adventures of Augusto Pinochet in the United Kingdom: A Most Civilized Country 3. The Investigations Come Home to Chile 4. Argentina: Truth and Consequences 5. The European Cases 6. Operation Condor Redux 7. The Legal Legacy of Pinochet: Universal Jurisdiction and Its Discontents 8. The Actors Behind the Pinochet Cases Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Beginning -- 2. The Adventures of Augusto Pinochet in the United Kingdom: A "Most Civilized Country -- 3. The Investigations Come Home to Chile -- 4. Argentina: Truth and Consequences -- 5. The European Cases -- 6. Operation Condor Redux -- 7. The Legal Legacy of Pinochet: Universal Jurisdiction and Its Discontents -- 8. The Actors Behind the Pinochet Cases -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments
Chapter 7. The Legal Legacy of Pinochet: Universal Jurisdiction and Its Discontents
Index
Chapter 1. The Beginning
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Chapter 3. The Investigations Come Home to Chile
Chapter 5. The European Cases
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Chapter 2. The Adventures of Augusto Pinochet in the United Kingdom: A “Most Civilized Country”
Contents
Chapter 4. Argentina: Truth and Consequences
Acknowledgments
Frontmatter --
Chapter 6. Operation Condor Redux
Preface
Chapter 8. The Actors Behind the Pinochet Cases
Notes
Bibliography