Policing the Mexican Past: Transitional Justice in a Post-Authoritarian Regime

by Javier Trevino-Rangel

Book Overview

This book critically examines transitional justice in Mexico. It explores how the Mexican democratic regime dealt with the grave human rights violations perpetrated by security forces during the authoritarian era (1929-2000) through a Special Prosecutor's Office. It offers a complete account of the diverse factors that facilitated the emergence (and policing) of Mexico's transitional justice process. Whilst transitional justice should contribute...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030944069
• ISBN13: 9783030944063
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"