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In his latest scholarly essay, Nino, the author of several notable human rights works, including The Ethics of Human Rights (Clarendon, 1991), asks why some human rights abuses are prosecuted while others are not. He begins by surveying notable 20th-century rights violations and cataloging the successes of their corresponding prosecutions. He then includes a case study of the problems associated with the democratization of his native Argentina. Nino's analysis reveals several factors that account for the relative success of these trials, such as the abruptness of governmental transition and the frequency of abuse. He further argues that rights violations should be prosecuted primarily for preventive rather that retributive reasons. While experts may find Nino's ideas intriguing, most readers will be left wishing for more clearly written prose, more extensive explanations of historical events, and better footnoting of sources. Recommended only for larger academic libraries.
Steven Anderson, Baltimore Cty. Circuit Court Law Lib., Towson, Md.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Book Description
In this provocative book, Carlos Santiago Nino offers a first-hand analysis of the Argentine experience of the 1980s, when a brutal military dictatorship gave way to a democratic government. Nino, who played a key role in the transition and in the shaping of human rights policies in Argentina, examines the impact of war crimes trials there and considers their potential to strengthen a new democratic government.
In his latest scholarly essay, Nino, the author of several notable human rights works, including The Ethics of Human Rights (Clarendon, 1991), asks why some human rights abuses are prosecuted while others are not. He begins by surveying notable 20th-century rights violations and cataloging the successes of their corresponding prosecutions. He then includes a case study of the problems associated with the democratization of his native Argentina. Nino's analysis reveals several factors that account for the relative success of these trials, such as the abruptness of governmental transition and the frequency of abuse. He further argues that rights violations should be prosecuted primarily for preventive rather that retributive reasons. While experts may find Nino's ideas intriguing, most readers will be left wishing for more clearly written prose, more extensive explanations of historical events, and better footnoting of sources. Recommended only for larger academic libraries.
Steven Anderson, Baltimore Cty. Circuit Court Law Lib., Towson, Md.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Book Description
In this provocative book, Carlos Santiago Nino offers a first-hand analysis of the Argentine experience of the 1980s, when a brutal military dictatorship gave way to a democratic government. Nino, who played a key role in the transition and in the shaping of human rights policies in Argentina, examines the impact of war crimes trials there and considers their potential to strengthen a new democratic government.
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