Impunity and Human Rights in International Law and Practice (Hardcover)

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Oxford University Press Inc, New York, 1995

0195081366 / 9780195081367

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Hardcover. As dictatorships topple around the world and transitional regimes emerge from the political rubble, the new governments inherit a legacy of widespread repression against the civilian population. This repression ranges from torture, forced disappearances, and imprisonment to the killings of both real and perceived political opponents. Nonetheless, the official status of the perpetrators shields them from sanction, creating a culture of impunity in which the mostinhumane acts can be carried out without fear of repercussions. The new governments wrestle with whether or not to investigate prior wrongdoings by state officials. They must determine who, if any, ofthose responsible for the worst crimes should be brought to justice, even if this means annulling a previous amnesty law or risking a violent backlash by military or security forces. Finally, they have to decide how to compensate the victims of this repression, if at all.Beginning with a general consideration of theories of punishment and redress for victims, Impunity and Human Rights in International Law and Practice explores how international law provides guidance onthese issues of investigation, prosecution, and compensation. It reviews some of the more well-known historical examples of societies grappling with impunity, including those arising from the Second World War andfrom the fall of the Greek, Spanish, and Portuguese dictatorships in the 1970s. Country studies from around the world look at how the problem of impunity has been dealt with in practice in the last two decades. The work then distills these experiences into a general discussion of what has and hasn't worked. It concludes by considering the role of international law and institutions in the future, especially given renewed interest in international mechanisms to punish wrong-doers.Asindividuals, governments, and international organizations come to grips with histories of repression and impunity in countries around the world, the need to define legal procedures and criteria fordealing with past abuses of human rights takes on a special importance. Impunity and Human Rights in International Law and Practice aims to share their experiences in the hope that lawyers, scholars, and activists in those countries where dealing with the past is only now becoming an imperative may learn from those who have recently confronted similar challenges. This work will be essential reading for lawyers, political and social scientists, historians and journalists, as well ashuman rights experts concerned with this important issue. This book focuses on impunity and human rights violations, a topic that has become highlighted in recent years as governments have moved from represion to democracy. Roht-Arriaza explores the basis in international law to investigate past human rights violations, to persecute perpetrators, and to provide redress for victims. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Titolo
Impunity and Human Rights in International Law and Practice (Hardcover)
Autore
Naomi Roht-Arriaza
Editore
Oxford University Press Inc, New York
Anno di pubblicazione
1995
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Hardcover
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0195081366
ISBN 13
9780195081367

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