Prosecutorial Accountability and Victims' Rights in Latin America |
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| Author:
| Michel, Vernica |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-43451-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2018 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $41.99 |
Book Description:
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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, Verónica Michel highlights how the rule of law is shored up by individual legal struggles.
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, Verónica Michel highlights how the rule of law is shored up by individual legal struggles.