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Washington and Lee University School of Law

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2012

Human rights

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From Oblivion To Memory: A Blueprint For The Amnesty, Mark A. Drumbl Oct 2012

From Oblivion To Memory: A Blueprint For The Amnesty, Mark A. Drumbl

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This Review Essay examines Mark Freeman’s thoughtful book, Necessary Evils: Amnesties and the Search for Justice. One of the book’s core arguments is that amnesties from criminal prosecution, however unpalatable to liberal legalist sensibilities, should not be entirely purged from the toolbox of post-conflict transitions. Although advancing this argument, Freeman also struggles with it, and ultimately builds a very restrained and heavily technocratic defense of the amnesty. This Review Essay weighs this argument, among others, on its own terms and also within the context of recent events that post-date the book’s publication. The result is a vibrant exposition of …


Strategizing For Compliance: The Evolution Of A Compliance Phase Of Inter-American Court Litigation And The Strategic Imperative For Victims’ Representatives, David C. Baluarte Jan 2012

Strategizing For Compliance: The Evolution Of A Compliance Phase Of Inter-American Court Litigation And The Strategic Imperative For Victims’ Representatives, David C. Baluarte

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The article focuses on the international law regarding the inter-American human rights system. It informs about the implementation of compliance jurisprudence litigation by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. It further states that the compliance has encouraged the representatives of the victims to make the litigation more meaningful so that they can get the fair judgment.