Prosecutorial Accountability and Victims' Rights in Latin America

ISBN-13: 9781108434515 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 245 str.

Veronica Michel

Opis

The first analysis of how victims of crime and human rights abuses access justice in Latin America through private prosecution.

Spis treści

Introduction: private prosecution, access to justice, and rule of law; 1. Private prosecution as an accountability tool; 2. Private prosecution as a victim's right in Latin America; 3. David and Goliath: private prosecution in Guatemala; 4. Against oblivion: private prosecution in Chile; 5. Discovering the power of rights: private prosecution in Mexico; Conclusions: prosecutorial accountability and rule of law from below.