Bringing Pinochet to justice.(international and political factors that may impact the UK's effort to try former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for crimes against humanity)(Brief Article)

From: The Christian Century | Date: December 23, 1998 | Copyright information

Agusto Pinochet, retired army commander and former president-dictator of Chile, received an ironic and unwelcome birthday present this year while recuperating from back surgery in a London hospital. On November 25, the day Pinochet turned 83, the judicial committee of Britain's House of Lords ruled that he does not have absolute immunity from arrest for actions carried out while he was a head of state.

The decision was hailed by human rights activists, who saw it as a l...

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