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9780195081367

Impunity and Human Rights in International Law and Practice

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    9780195081367

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    0195081366

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1995-07-13
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

This volume looks at what is being done, and what needs to be done, tocombat the lack of human sanctions for certain serious violations of humanrights. The work discusses the legal issues involved, and moves from a generalconsideration of the theories of punishment and redress which define andunderlie the fight against impunity, to a detailed look at the international lawdefining state obligations to investigate, take action against, and provideredress for victims of at least the most serious violations of human rights. Thebook contains country studies, written by experts in the field, and concludeswith an examination of the case studies, and themes and issues to be consideredin the future. Academics and lawyers in international law and human rights willfind this to be an important work.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Contributorsp. xi
Introductionp. 3
The Legal Settingp. 11
Punishment, Redress, and Pardon: Theoretical and Psychological Approachesp. 13
Sources in International Treaties of an Obligation to Investigate, Prosecute, and Provide Redressp. 24
Nontreaty Sources of the Obligation to Investigate and Prosecutep. 39
Special Problems of a Duty to Prosecute: Derogation, Amnesties, Statutes of Limitation, and Superior Ordersp. 57
Case Studies: Europep. 71
Overviewp. 73
Decommunization After the "Velvet Revolutions" in East Central Europep. 82
Problems in Blaming and Punishing Individuals for Human Rights Violations: The Example of the Berlin Wall Shootingsp. 99
Destalinization in the Former Soviet Unionp. 113
Romania: a Persistent Culture of Impunityp. 129
Case Studies: Latin Americap. 145
Overviewp. 147
Punishing Human Rights Abuses in Fledgling Democracies: The Case of Argentinap. 160
Chile: Truth an Justice Under the Democratic Governmentp. 171
Haiti: Searching for Alternativesp. 185
El Salvador: a Negotiated End to Impunity?p. 198
Case Studies: Africa and Asiap. 219
Overviewp. 221
The Human Rights Debacle in the Philippinesp. 231
Human Rights in Cambodiap. 243
Zimbabwe: Drawing a Line Through the Pastp. 252
South Africa: Negotiating Change?p. 267
Conclusion: Combating Impunityp. 281
Notesp. 305
Indexp. 383
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