RT Article
T1 Introduction to “Shadows of state terrorism: impunity in Latin America”
JF Social justice
VO 26
IS 4
SP 1
OP 12
A1 McSherry, J. Patrice 1949-
A2 Mejía, Raúl Molina
LA English
YR 1999
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1748353950
AB Part of a special issue on state terrorism and impunity in Latin America. The writers introduce the articles included in this special issue, which they assert takes a fresh look at the issue of impunity some 10 to 15 years after the transitions to civilian government. They note that the articles seek to enhance understanding of the long-term effects of impunity and to illuminate the relationships among truth and memory, accountability and the rule of law, and democracy and social justice. They observe that the articles can be grouped into four sections: country cases that afford the reader a sense of the human impact of abuses and impunity; national and international responses to impunity, including legal remedies; historical antecedents of impunity; and book reviews and a photo essay.
K1 Latin America -- Politics & government
K1 Political crimes & offenses
K1 State-sponsored terrorism
K1 Political persecution
K1 Human Rights