Political (in)justice : authoritarianism and the rule of law in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina /

Main Author: Pereira, Anthony W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Repression, legality, and authoritarian regimes
  • National security legality in Brazil and the Southern Cone in comparative perspective
  • The evolution of national security legality in Brazil and the southern cone
  • Political trials in Brazil : the continuation of a conservative tradition
  • "Wartime" legality and radical adaptation in Chile
  • Antilegalism in Argentina
  • Defense lawyers in Brazil's military courts : redefining free speech, subversion, terrorism, and crime
  • Transitional justice and the legacies of authoritarian legality
  • The sword and the robe : military-judicial relations in authoritarian and democratic regimes
  • The puzzle of authoritarian legality.