Veronica Michel (City Univers John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Prosecutorial Accountability and Victims' Rights in Latin America

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Produktbeschreibung

In some Latin American countries, private prosecution improves access to justice for victims of crime as well as human rights violations. By examining how citizens use this right to push states to hold perpetrators accountable, Verà nica Michel highlights how the rule of law is shored up by individual legal struggles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 480g
• ISBN-13: 9781108422048
• ISBN-10: 1108422047
• Artikelnr.: 48955468

Autorenporträt

Verónica Michel is Assistant Professor of Political Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. Her article 'Human Rights Prosecutions and the Participation Rights of Victims in Latin America' (co-authored with Kathryn Sikkink, Law and Society Review) received the 2014 Best Journal Article Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association.

Inhaltsangabe

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.