Human Rights Policies in Chile: The Unfinished Struggle for Truth and Justice

by Silvia Borzutzky

Book Overview

This book analyses Chile's "truth and justice" policies implemented between 1990 and 2013. The book's central assumption is that human rights policies are a form of public policy and consequently they are the product of compromises among different political actors. Because of their political nature, these incomplete "truth and justice" policies instead of satisfying the victims' demands and providing a mechanism for closure and reconciliation generate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319852191
• ISBN13: 9783319852195
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"