Review: Jurisdiction, genocide and amnesty, necessary to reorient the debate
Pedraz The objection must be based on the correct classification of crimes.
By: Antonio Arenales
is understandable that those who have no legal study are confused or have trouble understanding the differences between universal jurisdiction for crimes against international law, the jurisdiction of the International Courts and the jurisdiction of courts of one country to deal with crimes committed in another country. Universal jurisdiction and the International Courts in Guatemala require that treaties have been approved as contemplated by Congress.
However, the jurisdiction and competence of judges for crimes committedwe are concerned, these are subject to limitations and amnesties, and are not subject to universal jurisdiction and international.
The one fact is matter is the individual and collective right to historical truth, which some claim even as the State's obligation to ensure no recurrence.
The amnesty extinguishes the criminal and civil liability, cancels and general criminal history because it acts on all those who committed the crime amnesty. Acts on the crime itself and not a pardon, which acts on the person, which is still guilty and background, although it will forgive the penalty.
In Spain, the transition required an amnesty enacted in July 1976, expanded in March 1977 andpoured into "total" in May 1977. It also has many precedents: in 1939 during the government of Franco in 1934 and 1936 during the second republic, and many earlier from Charles I in 1522 until 1930, after the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera.
have benefited Franco, communists, separatists, monarchists, republicans, right, left and so on.
healthy and convenient
This debate should not prevent that Guatemala ratified the Statute of the International Criminal Court and all other treaties that guarantee the applicability and proper prosecution of crimes against international law, and it is therefore necessary and fundamental refocus the debate, free of ignorance, folly and caprice.
against humanity in his offense, the elimination of all human beings. Of one ...
The definition of the law, however, is another and it should stick. I see that some people are not as sensitive to the abuse of life and who do not share my perception on this issue but who are made aware of a slaughter and estimate that in one or more massacres does exist a crime against humanity. Come, even genocide. However, it is not just the characterization of the law. I do not think that during the armed conflict no Maya has feared for his life by being Maya. Have had fear as a result of insurgent or counter militancy, his collaboration with one or other or because they simply between the two. Coemale was not an ethnic conflict. Communist seen dead communist! Liberationist seen, liberationist dead! Trooper seen dead trooper! Seen Commander, commander dead! Collaborators
viewed each other, collaborators killed by one or another, Maya, Ladino, Xinca, foreigners, English ... This was the conflict.
The criminalization of genocide and crimes against humanity are more stringent and if not given the elements that typify do not exist as such by the huge and heinous that they can be the different crimes that were committed. The law is the law and the law must be enforced.
Opinion: Impunity, SA (and 2) are the same as
constantly invoke the costsionado report of the CEH.
By: Mario A. G. Merida
In this country nothing is valid unless it is supported by foreigners, so the researchers cite Yvon Le Bot (The war in Mayan lands): "... The guerrillas eliminated civilians, sometimes entire families, for a simple complaint, without any other form of process ... Several of these actions were committed by the Local Irregular Forces (IDF), ie non-permanent EGP combatants, "and Greg Grandin (Denied in full):" The Army has found that most of the villages have been abandoned before they reach the military.
When there is an abandoned village is supposed to have been supporting the EGP, and is destroyed. Ixil peasants estXC
now begin to come out to walk holding hands with the international community and certain related officials, demanding trials and sentences to their liking. Are the same as the question constantly invoke "report" of the HSC, which distorted trivial information as the number of guerrillas "... the few fighters could not compete in the military with the Army of Guatemala." Affirmation pitch marred by former commander Jorge Ismael Soto (FAR) "... the URNG will come to have about 6 or 7 thousand armed men" (elPeriódico 02/01/2004).
When the "secret" bear their historic responsibility and the sword of justice to strike right and left, perhaps understand what happened Guatemalansdo (1944-1996).
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