Judicial independence and human rights in Latin America: violations, politics, and prosecution

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. ELIN SKAAR Senior Researcher and head of the Transitional Justice ResearchProgramme at the Chr. Michelsen Institute in Bergen, Norway. INDICE: 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 -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-61749-0
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 316
• Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido