The Economic Accomplices to the Argentine Dictatorship: Outstanding Debts
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (960 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1107114195 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 418 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study, this book will be essential to anyone interested in transitional justice, business, and human rights.. Across numerous case studies, the authors make a compelling argument for the legal responsibility of economic accomplices. Much has been written on the Argentine dictatorship and the transitional justice movement that brought its members to justice. However there has been no study to date of the economic accomplices to this dictatorship and the recent advancements in Argentina towards holding these actors accountable. Renowned human rights scholars investigate the role played by such actors as Ford, Mercedes Benz, the press, foreign banks, and even
Martin Edwin Andersen said It took one to know one. ¡Qué vergüenza! It is absolutely key to point that in "The Economic Accomplices to the Argentine Dictatorship: Outstanding Debts" (Cuentas Pendientes) perhaps the most important is the debt owed, but not paid, by Horacio Verbitsky himself.For years Verbitsky portrayed himself as a former hunted former Montonero guerrilla intell. "Rubbish" according to Nicolas R Rodriguez. This is perhaps the last attempt from Verbitsky and his accomplices to cash out on the business of "Human Rights LLC'. Mr Verbitsky personal history is quite revealing. He was a conspicuous member of the Marxist guerrilla group "Montoneros" one which in 1975 kidnapped and assassinated US consul in Cordoba (Argentina).This guerrilla armed force k
About the Author Horacio Verbitsky is President of Argentina's Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS). A doctor in law with wide experience in international relations and litigation, he is the author of numerous books and articles on sovereign financing, economic complicity and human rights. . He is a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and of the Board of Human Rights Watch Americas. Author of twenty-one books that have had a strong impact on the public agenda, he has been named as the best journalistic anchorman on Argentine television.Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky is the United Nations Independent Exper
A doctor in law with wide experience in international relations and litigation, he is the author of numerous books and articles on sovereign financing, economic complicity and human rights. Horacio Verbitsky is President of Argentina's Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS). . He is a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and of the Board of Human Rights Watch Americas. Author of twenty-one books that have had a strong impact on the pub