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Research Brief: Country Case Studies on the Use of Pardons

Case studies on the use of pardons in Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Peru, and South Africa.

11/01/08

ICTJ

Briefing Paper

The Applicability of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to Events which Occurred During the Early Twentieth Century

This memorandum is a legal analysis of the applicability of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to events which occurred in Turkey-Armenia during the early twentieth century. It was drafted by independent legal counsel based on a request made to...

01/01/02

ICTJ

Briefing Paper

Research Brief: Pardons in International Jurisprudence

States have the obligation to prevent human rights violations, investigate them, identify and punish their intellectual authors and accessories after the fact, and may not invoke existing provisions of domestic law to avoid complying with their obligations under international law. ...

11/01/08

ICTJ

Briefing Paper

Indigenous Peoples and Claims for Reparation: Tentative Steps in Peru and Guatemala

In situations of large scale violence and repression, reparations are best conceptualized as rights-based political projects aimed at giving victims due recognition and at enhancing civic trust both among citizens and between citizens and state institutions. This paper explores, in th...

06/01/09

Ruth Rubio-Marín, Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey and Julie Guillerot

Briefing Paper