The Legacy of the Pinochet Case

Abstract: 

Recorded January 27, 2005

Below is the original description of the event.

Judge Carlos Castresana Fernández serves in the Central Prosecution Service Against Corruption in the Attorney General’s Office in Spain. He authored the formal complaint and subsequent reports in “the Pinochet Case” which led to the arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and his prosecution under international law. Judge Castresana is an expert in international legal cooperation and is currently a visiting professor at the University of San Francisco where he teaches International Criminal Law.

-BBC article on Pinochet's recent release on bail from house arrest in Chile, with links to other reporting on the case's history.

Author: 
Carlos Castresana Fernández
Publication date: 
January 27, 2005
Publication type: 
Event Video Recording