The condor trials : transnational repression and human rights in South America / Francesca Lessa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lessa, Francesca, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operación Cóndor (South American countersubversion association).

State-sponsored terrorism--Southern Cone of South America.

State-sponsored terrorism.

Political persecution--Southern Cone of South America.

Political persecution.

Political crimes and offenses--Southern Cone of South America.

Political crimes and offenses.

Human rights--Southern Cone of South America.

Human rights.

Southern Cone of South America--Politics and government.

Southern Cone of South America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Stories of transnational terror and justice illuminate the past and present of South America's struggles for human rights.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

PART I TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION IN SOUTH AMERICA

1. Five Phases of Transnational Repression

2. Police Coordination in the Southern Cone

3. Dynamics of Hybrid Cooperation

4. The Condor System

5. Condor's Demise

PART II JUSTICE FOR TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES

6. Justice Seekers: An Analytical Framework

7. Condor Unveiled: Breaking Silence in the Midst of Transnational Terror

8. Eluding Amnesty: Condor Trials in Chile and Uruguay

9. Against Impunity: The Condor Trial in Argentina

10. Justice across the Atlantic: The Condor Trial in Italy

Conclusion

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-349) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-26536-0

OCLC:

1309017308