Mapping perpetrator prosecutions in Latin America

This collaborative article examines how two academic institutions and one nongovernmental organization cooperated to map recent trial activity for past human rights violations, applying social science techniques to assist survivors’ and relatives’ groups as well as litigators in making informed stra...

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Main Author: Collins, Cath (Author)
Contributors: Balardini, Lorena ; Burt, Jo-Marie
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: International journal of transitional justice
Year: 2013, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 8-28
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Argentina
Chile
Peru
Prosecutions
Civil society collaboration
Case mapping
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Summary:This collaborative article examines how two academic institutions and one nongovernmental organization cooperated to map recent trial activity for past human rights violations, applying social science techniques to assist survivors’ and relatives’ groups as well as litigators in making informed strategic choices in their interactions with the formal justice system. The article discusses how methodologically rigorous data collection and data requests to public bodies can be used to advance a proaccountability agenda. The authors show how a range of civil society and state actors have changed justice system outcomes in Argentina, Chile and Peru and highlight some lessons learned about engaged, policy-relevant research.
ISSN:1752-7724
DOI:10.1093/ijtj/ijs033