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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826768603321

Autore

Micus Annelen

Titolo

The inter-American human rights system as a safeguard for justice in national transitions : from amnesty laws to accountability in Argentina, Chile and Peru / / Annelen Micus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill Nijhoff, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-04-28973-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (460 pages)

Collana

International Studies in Human Rights, , 0924-4751 ; ; Volume 113

Disciplina

341.48098

Soggetti

Human rights - Latin America

Amnesty - Latin America

International and municipal law - Latin America

International law and human rights - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, 2013) issued under title: The Inter-American System for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights as a Safeguard for Justice in National Transitions : The Duty to Investigate and Prosecute vs. Latin American Amnesty Laws.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Duty of States to Investigate and Prosecute under International Law -- Decisions within the Inter-American Human Rights System on Amnesty Laws and the Duty to Investigate and Prosecute -- National Law and Practice on Amnesties in Latin America -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index of International Decisions -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Inter-American Human Rights System as a Safeguard for Justice in National Transitions , Annelen Micus analyzes the importance of the Inter-American Human Rights System for transitional justice processes in Latin America, with a focus on Argentina, Chile and Peru. She examines which factors influence a country’s approach in confronting its past and addressing impunity. The emphasis is placed on the way countries may overcome amnesty laws with the support of international law in order to hold perpetrators of grave human rights violations to



account. The book’s main focus is on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and the impact of its jurisprudence on legal proceedings and political decisions within the national transitional justice processes in the three countries.