The Inextricable Path from a Deathbed to the Fight Against Impunity: The Cases of Franco and Pinochet

Although Francisco Franco and Augusto Pinochet both died of natural causes, and neither of them were put on trial for the crimes committed under their regimes, their bodies did not share the same fate. A comparison of these two cases reveals how the treatment of a perpetrator's corpse can, from...

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Autor: Alija Fernández, Rosa Ana
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palavra-chave:Dictadors
Drets humans (Dret internacional)
Memòria col·lectiva
Franco Bahamonde, Francisco, 1892-1975
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto
Dictators
Human rights (International law)
Collective memory
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spelling The Inextricable Path from a Deathbed to the Fight Against Impunity: The Cases of Franco and PinochetAlija Fernández, Rosa AnaDictadorsDrets humans (Dret internacional)Memòria col·lectivaFranco Bahamonde, Francisco, 1892-1975Pinochet Ugarte, AugustoDictatorsHuman rights (International law)Collective memoryFranco Bahamonde, Francisco, 1892-1975Pinochet Ugarte, AugustoAlthough Francisco Franco and Augusto Pinochet both died of natural causes, and neither of them were put on trial for the crimes committed under their regimes, their bodies did not share the same fate. A comparison of these two cases reveals how the treatment of a perpetrator's corpse can, from the point of view of the international protection of human rights, constitute an obstacle to ending the impunity enjoyed by those responsible for the abuses. Conversely, the fight against that impunity can have a decisive bearing on the treatment applied to the remains of the deceased perpetrator. A close link may in fact be discerned between the fate of the corpses of mass criminals and the fight against impunity, along with the policy of commemoration, which is pursued - or not - by the state.Routledge, Taylor & Francis2018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/140518Articles publicats en revistes (Dret Penal i Criminologia, i Dret Internacional Públic i Relacions Internacional)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14623528.2018.1459166?tab=permissions&scroll=top&Journal of Genocide Research, 2018, vol. 20, num. 2, p. 261-274(c) Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2018info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1405182026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Inextricable Path from a Deathbed to the Fight Against Impunity: The Cases of Franco and Pinochet
title The Inextricable Path from a Deathbed to the Fight Against Impunity: The Cases of Franco and Pinochet
spellingShingle The Inextricable Path from a Deathbed to the Fight Against Impunity: The Cases of Franco and Pinochet
Alija Fernández, Rosa Ana
Dictadors
Drets humans (Dret internacional)
Memòria col·lectiva
Franco Bahamonde, Francisco, 1892-1975
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto
Dictators
Human rights (International law)
Collective memory
Franco Bahamonde, Francisco, 1892-1975
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto
title_short The Inextricable Path from a Deathbed to the Fight Against Impunity: The Cases of Franco and Pinochet
title_full The Inextricable Path from a Deathbed to the Fight Against Impunity: The Cases of Franco and Pinochet
title_fullStr The Inextricable Path from a Deathbed to the Fight Against Impunity: The Cases of Franco and Pinochet
title_full_unstemmed The Inextricable Path from a Deathbed to the Fight Against Impunity: The Cases of Franco and Pinochet
title_sort The Inextricable Path from a Deathbed to the Fight Against Impunity: The Cases of Franco and Pinochet
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alija Fernández, Rosa Ana
author Alija Fernández, Rosa Ana
author_facet Alija Fernández, Rosa Ana
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Dictadors
Drets humans (Dret internacional)
Memòria col·lectiva
Franco Bahamonde, Francisco, 1892-1975
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto
Dictators
Human rights (International law)
Collective memory
Franco Bahamonde, Francisco, 1892-1975
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto
topic Dictadors
Drets humans (Dret internacional)
Memòria col·lectiva
Franco Bahamonde, Francisco, 1892-1975
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto
Dictators
Human rights (International law)
Collective memory
Franco Bahamonde, Francisco, 1892-1975
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto
description Although Francisco Franco and Augusto Pinochet both died of natural causes, and neither of them were put on trial for the crimes committed under their regimes, their bodies did not share the same fate. A comparison of these two cases reveals how the treatment of a perpetrator's corpse can, from the point of view of the international protection of human rights, constitute an obstacle to ending the impunity enjoyed by those responsible for the abuses. Conversely, the fight against that impunity can have a decisive bearing on the treatment applied to the remains of the deceased perpetrator. A close link may in fact be discerned between the fate of the corpses of mass criminals and the fight against impunity, along with the policy of commemoration, which is pursued - or not - by the state.
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