Memory and Transitional Justice in Argentina and Uruguay [electronic resource] : Against Impunity /
Lessa, Francesca.author.
This interdisciplinary study explores the interaction between memory and transitional justice in post-dictatorship Argentina and Uruguay and develops a theoretical framework for bringing these two fields of study together through the concept of critical junctures.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Framework: Critical Junctures, Transitional Justice, and Memory Narratives -- 3. The Downward Spiral toward Dictatorship -- 4. Transitional Justice in Argentina (1983-2012): A Global Protagonist with its Ups and Downs -- 5. The Consolidation of Democracy vs. Trial and Punishment: Entwining Memory Narratives and Transitional Justice in Argentina -- 6. Transitional Justice in Uruguay (1985-2012): Latecomer or Unique? -- 7. Pacification or Impunity? The Ley de Caducidad and the Interweaving of Memory and Transitional Justice in Uruguay -- 8. Conclusion.
This interdisciplinary study explores the interaction between memory and transitional justice in post-dictatorship Argentina and Uruguay and develops a theoretical framework for bringing these two fields of study together through the concept of critical junctures.
Latin America—Politics and government.
Ethnology—Latin America.
Social justice.
Human rights.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Law—Philosophy.
Law.
Latin American Politics.
Latin American Culture.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.