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Spanish Supreme Court: Guatemala Genocide Case*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2017

Luis Benavides
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International Legal Materials , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , May 2003 , pp. 683 - 685
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2003

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This document was reproduced and reformatted from the text provided by the Supreme Court of Spain. Unofficial translation done by the ILM Managing Editor. The Spanish text is appended to the end of the unofficial translation.

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1 Cf. U.K. House of Lords: Regina v. Bartle and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis Ex parte Pinochet) 37ILM 1302 (1998); U.K. High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division: In Re Augusto Pinochet Ugarte 38 ILM 70 (1999); United Kingdom House of Lords: In re Pinochet 38 ILM 432 (1999); U.K. Bow Street Magistrates’ Court: The Kingdom of Spain v. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte 39 ILM 135 (2000).

2 Probably the best compilation of documents on cases filed in Spanish courts under the principle of universality is in Equipo Nizkor v Derechos at <http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/>. For an English summary of the most relevant criminal proceedings in Spain against the Chilean and Argentinean perpetrators see <http://www.derechos.net/marga/papers/spain.html > visited June 2003.

3 Cf. Auto de la Sala de lo Penal de la Audiencia Nacional confirmando la jurisdictión de España para conocer de los crímenes de genocidio y terrorismo cometidos durante la dictadura chilena Madrid, 5 November 1998, (Appeal on Jurisdiction) at <http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/chile/juico/audi.html > visited June 2003. The same reasoning was applied in Auto de la Sala de lo Penal de la Audiencia Nacional confirmando la jurisdición de Espana para conocer de los crímenes de genocidio y terrorismo cometidos durante la dictadura ArgentinaMadrid, 4 November 1998, (Appeal on Jurisdiction)at <http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/arg/espana/audi.html > visited June 2003. The Pinochet sad Argentinean cases respectively.

4 For instance, the case of Mr. Cavallo, an Argentinean military accused of several crimes committed during the Argentinean dictatorship, who has been recently extradited by Mexico. (June 28, 2003) A complaint against President Fidel Castro was dismissed and another against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was recently referred to the ICC.

5 Cf. Report of the Commission for Historical Clarification. Conclusions and Recommendations “Guatemala Memory of Silence“ February 26, 1999.

6 Auto del Juzgado Central de Instructión N° 1 con relatíon al Caso Guatemala por genocidio Madrid March 27, 2000 at <http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/guatemala/doc/autojuzl.html > visited June 2003.