The liberal and republican arguments about the Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State: a look from the position of the actors in the political system

The liberal and republican arguments about the Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State: a look from the position of the actors in the political system

Most of the crimes against human rights committed by the Uruguayan government during the military dictatorship period remain unpunished. This is due in part, by the adoption in 1986 of Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State, limiting the judiciary to intervene over such crimes. Ho...

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Main Author: Martín Freigedo Peláez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Latinoamericana de Derechos Humanos
Subjects:
human rights
popular sovereignty
Uruguay
Online Access:http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/derechoshumanos/article/view/8025/9052
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spelling doaj-501efd9431a44d70aa4fd9439d3da35f2020-11-25T03:43:48ZspaUniversidad Nacional, Costa RicaRevista Latinoamericana de Derechos Humanos1659-43042215-42212016-04-01262119138http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/rldh.26-2.6The liberal and republican arguments about the Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State: a look from the position of the actors in the political systemMartín Freigedo Peláez0Universidad de la República (Uruguay) y Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (México)Most of the crimes against human rights committed by the Uruguayan government during the military dictatorship period remain unpunished. This is due in part, by the adoption in 1986 of Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State, limiting the judiciary to intervene over such crimes. However, policy discussions about the violations of human rights are still present and far from an endpoint. The actors of the political system have taken very different positions over this matter with changes according to the political situation of the country. In this article, we present the liberal and republican positions of these actors to argue their attitude towards the old theoretical discussion of human rights and popular sovereignty.http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/derechoshumanos/article/view/8025/9052human rightspopular sovereigntyUruguay
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Revista Latinoamericana de Derechos Humanos
human rights
popular sovereignty
Uruguay
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title The liberal and republican arguments about the Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State: a look from the position of the actors in the political system
title_short The liberal and republican arguments about the Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State: a look from the position of the actors in the political system
title_full The liberal and republican arguments about the Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State: a look from the position of the actors in the political system
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title_sort liberal and republican arguments about the law on the expiration of the punitive claims of the state: a look from the position of the actors in the political system
publisher Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
series Revista Latinoamericana de Derechos Humanos
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description Most of the crimes against human rights committed by the Uruguayan government during the military dictatorship period remain unpunished. This is due in part, by the adoption in 1986 of Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State, limiting the judiciary to intervene over such crimes. However, policy discussions about the violations of human rights are still present and far from an endpoint. The actors of the political system have taken very different positions over this matter with changes according to the political situation of the country. In this article, we present the liberal and republican positions of these actors to argue their attitude towards the old theoretical discussion of human rights and popular sovereignty.
topic human rights
popular sovereignty
Uruguay
url http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/derechoshumanos/article/view/8025/9052
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