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Impunity, Human Rights, and Democracy: Chile and Argentina, 1990-2005
Thomas C. Wright
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Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Universal human rights standards were adopted in 1948, but in the 1970s and 1980s, violent dictatorships in Argentina and Chile flagrantly defied the new protocols. Chilean general Augusto Pinochet and the Argentine military employed state terrorism in their quest to eradicate Marxism and other forms of subversion. Pinochet constructed an iron shield of impunity for himself and the military in Chile, while in Argentina, military pressure resulted in laws preventing prosecution for past human rights violations. When democracy was reestablished in both countries by 1990, justice for crimes against humanity seemed beyond reach. ... Read more
Universal human rights standards were adopted in 1948, but in the 1970s and 1980s, violent dictatorships in Argentina and Chile flagrantly defied the new protocols. Chilean general Augusto Pinochet and the Argentine military employed state terrorism in their quest to eradicate Marxism and other forms of subversion. Pinochet constructed an iron shield of impunity for himself and the military in Chile, while in Argentina, military pressure resulted in laws preventing prosecution for past human rights violations. When democracy was reestablished in both countries by 1990, justice for crimes against humanity seemed beyond reach. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
333g
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9781477309827
SKU
V9781477309827
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About Thomas C. Wright
THOMAS C. WRIGHT is Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His many previous books include State Terrorism in Latin America: Chile, Argentina, and International Human Rights and Latin America in the Era of the Cuban Revolution.
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