The Inter-American human rights system as a safeguard for justice in national transitions : from amnesty laws to accountability in Argentina, Chile and Peru / by Annelen Micus.
2015
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Title
The Inter-American human rights system as a safeguard for justice in national transitions : from amnesty laws to accountability in Argentina, Chile and Peru / by Annelen Micus.
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2015]
Call Number
KG574 .M53 2015
ISBN
9789004289727 (hardback : alk. paper)
9004289720 (hardback : alk. paper)
9789004289734 (e-book)
9004289720 (hardback : alk. paper)
9789004289734 (e-book)
Description
xi, 448 pages ; 25 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)910964628
Note
Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, 2013) issued under title: The Inter-American System for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights as a Safeguard for Justice in National Transitions : The Duty to Investigate and Prosecute vs. Latin American Amnesty Laws.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 432-443) and index.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
x
List of Abbreviations
xii
I.
Introduction
1
II.
The Duty of States to Investigate and Prosecute under International Law
7
1.
Terminology
8
a.
State Responsibility vs. Individual Responsibility
8
b.
Crimes under International Law
8
c.
Universal Jurisdiction and "Extradite or Prosecute"
13
2.
International Humanitarian Law
17
3.
International Criminal Law
19
a.
The Genocide Convention
20
b.
Conventions against Torture
21
c.
Conventions against Forced Disappearances
25
d.
Other Specific International Criminal Law Conventions
27
e.
The Rome Statute
30
f.
Conclusion
31
4.
Comprehensive Human Rights Instruments
32
a.
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
33
b.
American Convention on Human Rights
40
c.
Conclusion
43
5.
Summary
44
III.
Decisions within the Inter-American Human Rights System on Amnesty Laws and the Duty to Investigate and Prosecute
47
1.
The Inter-Americawn System for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
47
a.
An Introduction to the Inter-American System of Human Rights
47
b.
Where It All Began: The Case of Velasquez Rodriguez v. Honduras (1988)
51
2.
Reports by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
53
a.
Annual Report 1985--1986 (1986)
54
b.
Annual Report 1987--1988 on El Salvador (1988)
55
c.
Report No. 26/92: Massacre of Las Hojas (1992)
56
d.
Report No. 29/92: Uruguay (1992)
59
e.
Annual Report 1992--1993 on El Salvador (1993)
63
f.
Special Report on El Salvador (1994)
64
g.
Report No. 1/99: Farm Workers (1999)
66
h.
Report No. 136/99: Jesuit Priests (1999)
73
i.
Report No. 37/00: Monsignor Oscar Romero (2000)
76
j.
Conclusion
81
3.
Judgments of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
82
a.
Case of Barrios Altos v. Peru (2001)
83
b.
Case of Almonacid Arellano v. Chile (2006)
98
c.
Case of La Cantuta v. Peru (2006)
118
d.
Case of Gomes Lund et al. (`Guerrilla do Araguaia') v. Brazil (2010)
131
e.
Case of Gelman v. Uruguay (2011)
138
f.
Case of El Mozote v. El Salvador (2012)
142
g.
Summary
155
4.
Critical Appraisal of the Jurisprudence
158
a.
Evaluation of the Court's Position vis a vis Domestic Laws
158
b.
Evaluation of the Court's Application of Jus Cogens
178
c.
Evaluation of the Court's Application of International Criminal Law
181
5.
Conclusion
183
IV.
National Law and Practice on Amnesties in Latin America
188
1.
The Status of International Law in Latin American Jurisdictions
188
a.
The Status of International Law in Argentina
189
b.
The Status of International Law in Chile
193
c.
The Status of International Law in Peru
195
d.
Conclusion
198
2.
Case Study: Argentina
199
a.
Historical Background
200
b.
Influence of the Inter-American Human Rights System
205
c.
National Transitional Justice Mechanisms
212
d.
Conclusion
260
3.
Case Study: Chile
262
a.
Historical Background
262
b.
Influence of the Inter-American Human Rights System
265
c.
National Transitional Justice Mechanisms
275
d.
Conclusion
324
4.
Case Study: Peru
325
a.
Historical Background
326
b.
Influence of the Inter-American Human Rights System
335
c.
National Transitional Justice Mechanisms
360
d.
Conclusion
413
5.
Comparative Analysis
414
V.
Conclusion
420
Appendices
423
1.
The Inter-American Convention on Human Rights (Excerpt)
423
2.
Amnesty Laws in Latin America (Selection)
424
a.
Amnesty Laws in Argentina
424
b.
Amnesty Law in Brazil -- Law No. 6,683/79 of August 28, 1979
425
c.
Amnesty Law in Chile -- Decree Law No. 2191 of April 19, 1978
426
d.
Amnesty Laws in El Salvador
427
e.
Amnesty Laws in Peru
429
f.
Amnesty Law in Uruguay -- Law No. 15,848 of December 22, 1986 ("Caducity Law")
431
Bibliography
432
Index of International Decisions
444
Index
446