Book contents
- De Facto International Prosecutors in a Global Era
- De Facto International Prosecutors in a Global Era
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Framework I: Conceptualising de Facto International Prosecutors in a Global Era
- Part II Three Biographical Case Studies
- 2 De Facto International Prosecutors and Prosecuting Pinochet (Chile)
- 3 De Facto International Prosecutors and a Verdict for Habré (Chad)
- 4 De Facto International Prosecutors and the Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA) (Syria)
- 5 A Legal Obligation to Prosecute: From De Facto to De Jure International Prosecutors? (Germany/Syria)
- Part III Framework II: How de Facto International Prosecutors Conceptualise International Criminal Law
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
2 - De Facto International Prosecutors and Prosecuting Pinochet (Chile)
from Part II - Three Biographical Case Studies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2022
- De Facto International Prosecutors in a Global Era
- De Facto International Prosecutors in a Global Era
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Framework I: Conceptualising de Facto International Prosecutors in a Global Era
- Part II Three Biographical Case Studies
- 2 De Facto International Prosecutors and Prosecuting Pinochet (Chile)
- 3 De Facto International Prosecutors and a Verdict for Habré (Chad)
- 4 De Facto International Prosecutors and the Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA) (Syria)
- 5 A Legal Obligation to Prosecute: From De Facto to De Jure International Prosecutors? (Germany/Syria)
- Part III Framework II: How de Facto International Prosecutors Conceptualise International Criminal Law
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter investigates how de facto international prosecutors, particularly private non-State actors, played an essential role in extending the reach of international criminal law to Augusto Pinochet, former president of Chile. The chapter starts by introducing Juan Garcés, a private non-State actor and witness to the earliest crimes of the Pinochet government in Chile. On 11 September 1973, General Augusto Pinochet launched his US-back coup against the Allende government and, with it, a campaign to brutally suppress democratic opposition. As a presidential advisor, Garcés was in the presidential palace with Salvador Allende, incumbent president of Chile, the day Pinochet attacked the palace. Much later, when Garcés had returned to his native Spain, he began an investigation into Pinochet for crimes against humanity as a private non-State actor and on behalf of Pinochet’s victims.
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- De facto International Prosecutors in a Global EraWith My Own Eyes, pp. 85 - 116Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022