Resumen de Authoritarian repression, judicial system and transitional justice: the Spanish case in comparative perspective
Why have some democracies made considerable progress in prosecuting human rights violations committed by preceding dictatorships, while others still have amnesty laws that prevent �or at least hinder� the judicial review of such abuses? This article will compare the Spanish case with those of Chile and Argentina. The establishment of democracy following a right-wing dictatorship responsible for the systematic violation of human rights forced all three countries to consider how best to confront this violent past. We aim to demonstrate a causal relationship between the type of repressive practices used by dictatorships, the extent of the judicial system�s involvement in this repression and subsequent transitional justice policies.
