Word: legalism
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Pinochet's victims therefore went to Spain to search for the justice that was impossible to obtain in Chile. In asking another nation to prosecute, the victims were simply asking that Spain exercise a long recognized right--and obligation--under international law. Legal scholars have long held that customary international law permits any nation to try those who, like Pinochet, are accused of genocide or international terrorism. In the event that the nation where the acts occurred proves unable or unwilling to do so, third party nations have the right and obligation to prosecute...
Leiter says they were prompted by nothing more than "our acute legal awareness" and advice from their board of trustees...
...program's founder, Smith Professor of Law Henry J. Steiner, said the organization was created to incorporate the lingua franca of the human rights movement into the framework of the modern-day legal education...
Chavunduka and Chotto are suing members of the government for damages from illegal arrest and torture. They are asking for financial compensation of $50,000 and reimbursement for all legal and medical costs...
...very strong aim was to make human rights as fully a part of a legal education as all the traditional courses, from torts to taxes," Steiner said...