Prosecutorial Accountability and Victims' Rights in Latin America
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Prosecutorial Accountability and Victims' Rights in Latin America

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The responsibility of any state is to protect its citizens. But if a state, either through omission or commission, fails to investigate and prosecute crime then what remedies do citizens have? Verónica Michel investigates procedural rights in Chile, Guatemala, and Mexico that allow citizens to call for the appointment of a private prosecutor to initiate criminal investigations. This right diminishes the monopoly of the state over criminal prosecutions and thus offers citizens a way of insisting on state accountability. This book provides the first full-length empirical study of how the victims' right to private prosecution can impact access to justice in Latin America, and shows how institutional and legal arrangements interact to shape the politics of criminal justice. By examining homicide cases in detail, Michel highlights how everyday legal struggles can help build the rule of law from below.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781108390132
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Human Rights
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title page
  4. Imprints page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Tables
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction Private Prosecution, Access to Justice, and Rule of Law
  11. 1 Private Prosecution as an Accountability Tool
  12. 2 Private Prosecution as a Victim’s Right in Latin America
  13. 3 David and Goliath
  14. 4 Against Oblivion
  15. 5 Discovering the Power of Rights
  16. Conclusions: Prosecutorial Accountability and Rule of Law from Below
  17. References
  18. Annex 1 Participation Rights for Victims by Legal System
  19. Annex 2 Rights of the Victim in Latin American Criminal Procedure Codes
  20. Annex 3 Private Prosecution Rights in Latin America by Country
  21. Annex 4 Sample Methodology of Homicide Cases in Guatemala
  22. Annex 5 Sample Methodology of Homicide Cases in Chile
  23. Annex 6 Statistical Analyses of Murder Cases in Santiago, Chile
  24. Annex 7 Database of Homicide Cases in Chihuahua, Mexico
  25. Glossary
  26. Index