Incidence of treaties and ius cogens in the treatment of serious human rights violations in Chile

Authors

  • Liliana Galdámez Zelada Doctora en Derecho por la Universidad de Valladolid, Licenciada en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales de la Universidad de Chile, Abogada y profesora del Centro de Estudios Constitucionales de la Universidad de Talca

Abstract

This paper analyzes the influence of treaties and ius cogens jurisprudence on gross violations of human rights, the Chilean Constitutional Court’s jurisprudence on the value of treaties and the presentation of a bill to sanction denial, minimization or justification of crimes against humanity in Chile.

Keywords:

enhanced judicial protection, impunity, apology, justification and denial of crimes against humanity