Overcoming impunity: pathways to accountability in Latin America

How and why do democratic governments overcome amnesty laws and cultures of impunity to allow for trials for past human rights violations? To confront this question, we first identify widespread agreement on four key factors associated with the degree of accountability in a new democracy: civil soci...

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Auteurs principaux: Lessa, F, Olsen, T, Payne, L, Pereira, G, Reiter, A
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: Oxford University Press 2014