Inter-American Court

Timeline Events 2

• Jan. 1, 1993

  Implementation of Anti-Terrorism Law in Peru

  In 1993, Peru implemented an anti-terrorism law that allowed trials to be conducted in penitentiary establishments with measures to prevent the identification of judges and legal personnel by defendants and their lawyers. This law was in contrast to the Peruvian Constitution, which mandates public trials, and international norms that emphasize …

  Peru Artículo 16° del decreto ley 25475

  #Peru #anti-terrorism laws #public trial #human rights #1993
• March 14, 2001

  Inter-American Court Ruling on Amnesty Laws

  On March 14, 2001, the Inter-American Court ruled unanimously that the amnesty laws 26479 and 26492 were incompatible with the American Convention on Human Rights, rendering them legally ineffective. This decision addressed the inefficiencies in the judicial system during the 1980s in dealing with terrorism, where many captured terrorists were …

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  #Inter-American Court #amnesty laws #human rights #terrorism #judicial system