| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 230 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title page; Imprints page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction Private Prosecution, Access to Justice, and Rule of Law; Legal Opportunity Structure and Prosecutorial Accountability; Private Prosecution in a Nutshell; Overview of the Argument; Data and Methodology; Outline of the Book; 1 Private Prosecution as an Accountability Tool; Private Prosecution and the Sovereign Modern State; Private Prosecution as an Accountability Mechanism; Conditions behind the Use of Private Prosecution |
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Building the Rule of Law from Below (and Abroad)Conclusion; 2 Private Prosecution as a Victim's Right in Latin America; The Historical Seeds of Private Prosecution in Latin America; The Victim's; Rights Movement and Its Impact on International and Domestic Law; Expanding Victim; Rights in Latin America; Criminal Procedure Reforms in Latin America; The Current Scope of Victim; Rights in Latin America; The Diffusion of Victim; Rights in the Region; Conclusion; 3 David and Goliath; Democratic Transition and Judicial Reform in Guatemala; Criminal Justice Reform in Guatemala |
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Victim; Rights in Guatemalan Criminal ProcedurePrivate Prosecution as a Tool against State Terror; Fighting for Justice after Democratization; Strategic Conversion: Using Old Rules in New Ways; Demonstration Effects of Private Prosecution; Sins of Omission: The Never-Ending Cycle of Violence and Impunity; Tales of Despair from Two Courts in Guatemala City; Tales of Hope from Below (and Abroad); Building the Rule of Law: One Appeal at a Time; Conclusion; 4 Against Oblivion; Democratic Transition and Criminal Justice Reform; Criminal Justice Reform in Chile; Victim; Rights in Chile Today |
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Sins of Commission and Prosecutorial AccountabilityBreaking Walls of Impunity through Legal Argumentation; Against Oblivion and Impunity; Private Prosecution and the State vs. the State; Private Prosecution as a Right; Private Prosecution and Its Vast Support Network; ImprovingQuality; of Access to Justice; Conclusion; 5 Discovering the Power of Rights; The Judicial System and the Transition to Democracy in Mexico; Impunity in an Era Lacking Victim; Rights; Discovering Rights: The Experience of Private Prosecution in Chihuahua |
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Victim; Rights and Judicial Reform in ChihuahuaThe Power of Rights Where Lawlessness Rules; The Emergence of a Support Structure for Grassroots Litigation; The Impact of Grassroots Litigation Efforts; Against All Odds, Betting on the Rule of Law; Conclusion; Conclusions: Prosecutorial Accountability and Rule of Law from Below; References; Annex 1 Participation Rights for Victims by Legal System; Annex 2 Rights of the Victim in Latin American Criminal Procedure Codes; Annex 3 Private Prosecution Rights in Latin America by Country; Annex 4 Sample Methodology of Homicide Cases in Guatemala |
| Summary |
The first analysis of how victims of crime and human rights abuses access justice in Latin America through private prosecution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
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Private prosecutors -- Latin America
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Victims of crimes -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Latin America
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Victims of crimes -- Civil rights
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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Private prosecutors
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Victims of crimes -- Civil rights
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Victims of crimes -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Latin America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781108390132 |
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1108390137 |
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9781108380034 |
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1108380034 |
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9781108422048 |
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1108422047 |
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9781108434515 |
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1108434517 |
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