Impunity and Human Rights in International Law and Practice.

By: Roht-Arriaza, NaomiMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1995Copyright date: ©1995Description: 1 online resource (413 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780195359718Subject(s): Human rights | Sanctions (International law)Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Impunity and Human Rights in International Law and PracticeDDC classification: 341.481 LOC classification: K3240.4.R6Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: The Legal Setting -- 2 Punishment, Redress, and Pardon: Theoretical and Psychological Approaches -- 3 Sources in International Treaties of an Obligation to Investigate, Prosecute, and Provide Redress -- 4. Nontreaty Sources of the Obligation to Investigate and Prosecute -- 5 Special Problems of a Duty to Prosecute: Derogation, Amnesties, Statutes of Limitation, and Superior Orders -- Part II: Case Studies: Europe -- 6 Overview -- 7 Decornmunization after the "Velvet Revolutions" in East Central Europe -- 8 Problems in Blaming and Punishing Individuals for Human Rights Violations: The Example of the Berlin Wall Shootings -- 9 Destalinization in the Former Soviet Union -- 10 Romania: A Persistent Culture of Impunity -- Part III: Case Studies: Latin America -- 11 Overview -- 12 Punishing Human Rights Abuses in Fledgling Democracies: The Case of Argentina -- 13 Chile: Truth and Justice under the Democratic Government -- 14 Haiti: Searching for Alternatives -- 15 El Salvador: A Negotiated End to Impunity? -- Part IV: Case Studies: Africa and Asia -- 16 Overview -- 17 The Human Rights Debacle in the Philippines -- 18 Human Rights in Cambodia -- 19 Zimbabwe: Drawing a Line Through the Past -- 20 South Africa: Negotiating Change? -- 21 Conclusion: Combating Impunity -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Summary: 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.
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Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: The Legal Setting -- 2 Punishment, Redress, and Pardon: Theoretical and Psychological Approaches -- 3 Sources in International Treaties of an Obligation to Investigate, Prosecute, and Provide Redress -- 4. Nontreaty Sources of the Obligation to Investigate and Prosecute -- 5 Special Problems of a Duty to Prosecute: Derogation, Amnesties, Statutes of Limitation, and Superior Orders -- Part II: Case Studies: Europe -- 6 Overview -- 7 Decornmunization after the "Velvet Revolutions" in East Central Europe -- 8 Problems in Blaming and Punishing Individuals for Human Rights Violations: The Example of the Berlin Wall Shootings -- 9 Destalinization in the Former Soviet Union -- 10 Romania: A Persistent Culture of Impunity -- Part III: Case Studies: Latin America -- 11 Overview -- 12 Punishing Human Rights Abuses in Fledgling Democracies: The Case of Argentina -- 13 Chile: Truth and Justice under the Democratic Government -- 14 Haiti: Searching for Alternatives -- 15 El Salvador: A Negotiated End to Impunity? -- Part IV: Case Studies: Africa and Asia -- 16 Overview -- 17 The Human Rights Debacle in the Philippines -- 18 Human Rights in Cambodia -- 19 Zimbabwe: Drawing a Line Through the Past -- 20 South Africa: Negotiating Change? -- 21 Conclusion: Combating Impunity -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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