Liberalism and international legal scholarship: the Pinochet case and the move toward a universal system of transnational law litigation

Argues that a network of liberal democracies willing to apply international standards can protect human rights more effectively than international mechanisms that function under a state-centric model; in light of legal proceedings started in Spain against former President Pinochet of Chile and consi...

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Published in:Harvard international law journal 2000-12, Vol.41 (1), p.129-184
Main Author: Aceves, William J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Study
Chile
Crimes against humanity
Great Britain
Human rights
International aspects
International Law
Intervention (international law)
Jurisprudence
Liberalism
Military government
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto
Pinochet, Augusto Ugarte
Spain
Torture
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Summary:Argues that a network of liberal democracies willing to apply international standards can protect human rights more effectively than international mechanisms that function under a state-centric model; in light of legal proceedings started in Spain against former President Pinochet of Chile and consideration of his extradition by Great Britain; 1999. President Pinochet was accused of torture and other crimes against humanity committed during his term of office (1978-90).
ISSN:0017-8063