Human Rights Policies in Chile
Silvia Borzutzky
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Description for Human Rights Policies in Chile
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; JP; JPA; JPP; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book analyses Chile’s “truth and justice” policies implemented between 1990 and 2013. The book’s central assumption is that human rights policies are a form of public policy and consequently they are the product of compromises among different political actors. Because of their political nature, these incomplete “truth and justice” policies instead of satisfying the victims’ demands and providing a mechanism for closure and reconciliation generate new demands and new policies and actions. However, these new policies and actions are partially satisfactory to those pursuing justice and the truth and unacceptable to those trying to protect the impunity structure built ... Read more
This book analyses Chile’s “truth and justice” policies implemented between 1990 and 2013. The book’s central assumption is that human rights policies are a form of public policy and consequently they are the product of compromises among different political actors. Because of their political nature, these incomplete “truth and justice” policies instead of satisfying the victims’ demands and providing a mechanism for closure and reconciliation generate new demands and new policies and actions. However, these new policies and actions are partially satisfactory to those pursuing justice and the truth and unacceptable to those trying to protect the impunity structure built ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Series
Studies of the Americas
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319536965
SKU
V9783319536965
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About Silvia Borzutzky
Silvia Borzutzky is Teaching Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
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