From Noriega to Pinochet: Is There an International Moral and Legal Right to Kidnap Individuals Accused of Gross Human Rights Violations?

Authors

Sherri L. Burr, University of New Mexico - School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2001

Abstract

This article concerns the moral conceptions of justice and whether there should be an international legal right to kidnap individuals accused of gross human rights violations, and whether they should be brought before national and international judicial forums. This focus is based around the case of Dr. Humberto Alvarez Machain, a Mexican citizen, who was kidnapped from his medical office in Guadalajara, Mexico, at the behest of United States Drug Enforcement Agents (DEA) in 1990.

Publication Title

Denver Journal of International Law and Policy

Volume

29

Issue

2

First Page

101

Last Page

114

Recommended Citation

Sherri L. Burr, From Noriega to Pinochet: Is There an International Moral and Legal Right to Kidnap Individuals Accused of Gross Human Rights Violations?, 29 Denver Journal of International Law and Policy 101 (2001).
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