Jessica's Final Paper Outline

Jessica Guerrero’s Final Paper Outline

Thesis: Sovereignty is not equal for all countries because human rights interventions are largely dictated and influenced by more powerful states, as exemplified through Pinochet’s extradition.

Intro Topic 1- Sovereignty: what is it?

State- sovereignty system and anarchy
            The development of the state
                        territoriality, jurisdiction, and threats of war

                                    International treaties and alliances are formed to maintain peace

                                                Ex) Human Rights & UN--> discuss its role.

Intro Topic 2- Human rights: a historical perspective

-->When did this become an issue?

-->Who or what players defined it?

--> How are the protections of human rights executed/ Who enforces trials over abuses?

-->Thesis Paragraph- Argument: State hierarchy: The idea of the international state system is governed and organized by bigger states, and small states must comply. There is no such thing as equal sovereignty. This can be examined by retracing the relationship between the US and Pinochet.

Intro to Pinochet & Rebellion: A Background of the Cold War in Latin America, specifically in Chile.

-->What happened?

            Military coup of

-->Who were the players?

            Pinochet’s army & the US

-->Analysis of US involvement

            Support, funding, and secrecy

-->Outcome of Pinochet

            Human Rights abuses such as abductions, persecution of alleged left wing supporters, torture killings without trials.

The extradition of Pinochet:

-->What happened?

            London detained Pinochet

-->What were the consequences?

            Other militant presidents stopped leaving their countries for fear of extradition           

-->Was sovereignty challenged?

_Yes, challenges to sovereignty= amnesty, extradition, and domestic Politics

_US also influenced Britain to ‘move on’ because it did not want its involvement with Pinochet exposed.
_Implications: US has more power in the international arena, thus its sovereignty is less likely to be challenged.

Summary:

_The international system tries to level the playing field by bringing to justice perpetrators of human rights abuses, but does so in vain because the state sovereignty system is decided by a state hierarchy structure that protects stronger states.

_The strong states still dictate what cases are to be questioned.

The US tried to protect Pinochet from extradition in London to avert attention from its involvement in the coup of Salvador Allende.

_When will the US be brought to justice?

            Events from the 1970’s in Latin America are still being unraveled.

Conclusion:

Link Pinochet extradition case to topics first discussed about human rights and sovereignty.

Works Cited

Evans, Rebecca. "Pinochet in London: Pinochet in Chile: International and Domestic             Politics in Human Rights Policy." Human Rights Quarterly 1st ser. 28.Feb             (2006): 207-44. JSTOR. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

Hawthorn, Geoffrey. "Pinochet: The Politics." International Affairs (Royal Institute of             International Affairs 1944-) 2nd ser. 75.April (1999): 253-58. JSTOR. Web. 20             Nov. 2013.

Kornbluch, Peter. "Opening Up The Files: Chile Declassified." NACLA Report On The             Americas 37.1 (2003): 25. Academic Search Premier. Web. 30 Oct. 2013.

 Nickle, James W. "Is Today's International Human Rights System a Global Governance             Regime?" The Journal of Ethics 4th ser. 6 (2002): 353-71. JSOTR. Web. 20 Nov.             2013.

Pagden, Anthony. "Human Rights, Natural Rights, and Europe's Imperial Legacy."             Political Theory 2nd ser. 31.April (2003): 171-99. JSTOR. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

Waltz, Susan. "Prosecuting Dictators: International Law and the Pinochet Case." World             Policy Journal 1st ser. 18.Spring (2001): 101-12. JSTOR. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

Wagner, Wolfgang. "Building an Internal Security Community: The Democratic Peace             and the Politics of Extradition in Western Europe." Journal of Peace Research 6th             ser. 40.Nov (2003): 695-712. JSTOR. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

Weller, Marc. "On the Hazards of Foreign Travel for Dictators and Other International             Criminals." International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-)             3rd ser. 75.Jul (1999): 599-617. JSTOR. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

Webber, Frances. "The Pinochet Case: The Struggle for the Realization of Human             Rights." Journal of Law and Society 4th ser. 26.December (1999): 523-27.             JSTOR. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

Wrueth, Ingrid. "Pinochet's Legacy Reassessed." The American Journal of International             Law 4th ser. 106.October (2012): 731-68. JSTOR. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

Young, Kevin. "Washing U.S. Hands Of The Dirty Wars: News Coverage Erases             Washington's Role In State Terror." NACLA Report On The Americas 46.2             (2013): 58-61. Political Science Complete. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.

**The Pinochet Papers: The Case of Augusto Pinochet in Spain and Britain (Reed Brody & Michael Ratner eds., 2000)

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