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""An electrifying account of Pinochet's extradition proceedings, as it played throughout the international community... A 'must' read.""--American Society of International Law Newsletter ""A modern-day version of Hannah Arendt's classic Eichmann in Jerusalem. Although nonfiction, The Pinochet Effect reads like a novel, eloquently recounting the saga and consequences of one of the most important cases of our time.""--Michael P. Scharf, coauthor of Slobodan Milosevic on Trial ""Roht-Arriaza has brought together a great amount of information from both published and other sources... The treatment is both historical and legal, and the multilayered approach produces many dividends.""--American Journal of International Law ""Roht-Arriaza provides a carefully balanced presentation... Her argument sheds light on the dynamics of the role of international law in the transitions to democratic rule, but it always acknowledges the limits of such universal standards across the board unless they find their enforcement at the domestic level.""--Choice ""Skillfully combines, and draws lessons from, personal stories and legal and political analyses... The book's main contribution is its skillful discussion of the transformation of the international legal system; the evolution of the concept of sovereignty; and the expansion, and later reduction, of the notion of universal jurisdiction.""--Latin American Research Review

An electrifying account of Pinochet's extradition proceedings, as it played throughout the international community... A 'must' read. -American Society of International Law Newsletter A modern-day version of Hannah Arendt's classic Eichmann in Jerusalem. Although nonfiction, The Pinochet Effect reads like a novel, eloquently recounting the saga and consequences of one of the most important cases of our time. -Michael P. Scharf, coauthor of Slobodan Milosevic on Trial Roht-Arriaza has brought together a great amount of information from both published and other sources... The treatment is both historical and legal, and the multilayered approach produces many dividends. -American Journal of International Law Roht-Arriaza provides a carefully balanced presentation... Her argument sheds light on the dynamics of the role of international law in the transitions to democratic rule, but it always acknowledges the limits of such universal standards across the board unless they find their enforcement at the domestic level. -Choice Skillfully combines, and draws lessons from, personal stories and legal and political analyses... The book's main contribution is its skillful discussion of the transformation of the international legal system; the evolution of the concept of sovereignty; and the expansion, and later reduction, of the notion of universal jurisdiction. -Latin American Research Review

An electrifying account of Pinochet's extradition proceedings, as it played throughout the international community... A 'must' read. -American Society of International Law Newsletter A modern-day version of Hannah Arendt's classic Eichmann in Jerusalem. Although nonfiction, The Pinochet Effect reads like a novel, eloquently recounting the saga and consequences of one of the most important cases of our time. -Michael P. Scharf, coauthor of Slobodan Milosevic on Trial Roht-Arriaza has brought together a great amount of information from both published and other sources... The treatment is both historical and legal, and the multilayered approach produces many dividends. -American Journal of International Law Roht-Arriaza provides a carefully balanced presentation... Her argument sheds light on the dynamics of the role of international law in the transitions to democratic rule, but it always acknowledges the limits of such universal standards across the board unless they find their enforcement at the domestic level. -Choice Skillfully combines, and draws lessons from, personal stories and legal and political analyses... The book's main contribution is its skillful discussion of the transformation of the international legal system; the evolution of the concept of sovereignty; and the expansion, and later reduction, of the notion of universal jurisdiction. -Latin American Research Review

Roht-Arriaza has brought together a great amount of information from both published and other sources... The treatment is both historical and legal, and the multilayered approach produces many dividends. -American Journal of International Law A modern-day version of Hannah Arendt's classic Eichmann in Jerusalem. Although nonfiction, The Pinochet Effect reads like a novel, eloquently recounting the saga and consequences of one of the most important cases of our time. -Michael P. Scharf, coauthor of Slobodan Milosevic on Trial An electrifying account of Pinochet's extradition proceedings, as it played throughout the international community... A 'must' read. -American Society of International Law Newsletter Skillfully combines, and draws lessons from, personal stories and legal and political analyses... The book's main contribution is its skillful discussion of the transformation of the international legal system; the evolution of the concept of sovereignty; and the expansion, and later reduction, of the notion of universal jurisdiction. -Latin American Research Review Roht-Arriaza provides a carefully balanced presentation... Her argument sheds light on the dynamics of the role of international law in the transitions to democratic rule, but it always acknowledges the limits of such universal standards across the board unless they find their enforcement at the domestic level. -Choice

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Naomi Roht-Arriaza is Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of Law. She is the author of Impunity and Human Rights Violations in International Law and Practice.

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