(English) The Pinochet Proceedings: Propelling a new climate of transitional politics (Italiano) I procedimenti contro Pinochet: Una spinta propulsiva per una nuova politica di transizione

Alice Pease

IRPPS Working Papers from National Research Council, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies

Abstract: (English) This paper analyses the proceedings brought against Augusto Pinochet. After a description of the case which took place on a truly transnational level, involving jurists, politicians and human rights groups across two continents, the paper will look at the impact on political life in Chile, arguing that transnational justice was important in not only seriously discrediting the former president, but also in propelling a new political climate where new actors, in particular victims and judges, were given a greater prominence in the process of transnational justice. This sense of empowerment has had an impact at a global level, with victims elsewhere seeking to bring perpetrators of human rights violations accountable in foreign courts. The paper concludes that despite the success of the Pinochet proceedings in giving human rights a greater platform in Chile, the possibilities of universal jurisdiction becoming a widespread tool for victims around the globe are limited, now that national lawmakers have placed significant restrictions on the exercise of extraterritorial jurisdiction. (Italiano) Questo articolo analizza il procedimento contro Augusto Pinochet. Dopo una descrizione iniziale del procedimento svoltasi a livello genuinamente transnazionale, coinvolgendo giuristi, politici e gruppi per i diritti umani in due continenti, l

Keywords: (English) Augusto Pinochet; universal jurisdiction; transitional justice; individual criminal accountability (Italiano) Augusto Pinochet; giurisdizione universale; la giustizia di transizione; responsabilità penale individuale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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