The Prosecution of Former Military Leaders in Newly Democratic Nations

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The Prosecution of Former Military Leaders in Newly Democratic Nations is written by Terence Roehrig and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786410914 (ISBN 10) and 9780786410910 (ISBN 13).

During the 1970s and 1980s, many countries with military governments moved to more democratic ones as their citizens uncovered more and more evidence of horrific violations of human rights such as torture and execution. The newly established civilian governments were confronted with the difficult questions of whether military leaders should be prosecuted for their crimes. Often, the threat of military intervention to protect their own hovered in the background. This book focuses on the countries of Argentina, Greece, and South Korea--three countries that have been in this situation--and examines the effects that trying former military leaders have on the transition to democracy. In Argentina, the trials of former military leaders sparked a rebellion by the armed forces. In Greece and South Korea, the trials met with little response from the military.