Author: Galain Palermo, Pablo

Source: International Criminal Law Review, Volume 10, Number 4, 2010 , pp. 601-618(18)

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, an imprint of Brill

Abstract:

This article discusses the criminal trials carried out in Uruguay against civilian, military, and political functionaries who committed crimes, including crimes against humanity, during the period of civilian-military dictatorship lasting from 1973 to 1985. These criminal proceedings are analyzed in the contexts of transitional justice and international criminal law. Therefore, the first part of this article addresses the diverse phases of transitional justice in Uruguay while the second part analyzes fundamental aspects of criminal trials against 'state terrorists'.

Keywords: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE; INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW; URUGUAYAN CRIMINAL TRIALS; STATE TERRORISM; CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY; PRINCIPLE OF LEGALITY; PROSECUTIONS OF HEADS OF STATE

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157181210X519036

Affiliations: 1: Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg i. Br., Germany

Publication date: 2010-08-01

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