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Repression in Democracy: Argentina’s Failure to Protect the Right to Protest Through the Absence of Accountability

Rodriguez, Carolina LU (2025) JAMM07 20251
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
My thesis examines police practices used to suppress social protests in Argentina
from the restoration of democracy in 1983 to the present, with a focus
on crimes committed by law enforcement in the context of protest repression
and the state of accountability for those crimes. This research seeks to contribute
by providing a structured legal analysis of protest repression, illustrated
through the most significant cases, with attention to the current state of
accountability and responsibility at both the operational and political levels.
It argues that Argentina fails to protect both the right to protest and the right
to life, not only due to repressive policing but also because of the persistent
lack of accountability. This... (More)
My thesis examines police practices used to suppress social protests in Argentina
from the restoration of democracy in 1983 to the present, with a focus
on crimes committed by law enforcement in the context of protest repression
and the state of accountability for those crimes. This research seeks to contribute
by providing a structured legal analysis of protest repression, illustrated
through the most significant cases, with attention to the current state of
accountability and responsibility at both the operational and political levels.
It argues that Argentina fails to protect both the right to protest and the right
to life, not only due to repressive policing but also because of the persistent
lack of accountability. This failure cannot be attributed to a single administration
or political orientation, but rather to a systemic and structural tolerance
for practices rooted in authoritarian logic, concluding that structural changes
are essential if Argentina is to comply with international human rights law
and guarantee these rights. (Less)
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author
Rodriguez, Carolina LU
supervisor
organization
course
JAMM07 20251
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Repression, Human Rights, Accountability, Argentina, Protest
language
English
id
9193705
date added to LUP
2025-06-17 16:35:40
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2025-06-17 16:35:40
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  abstract     = {{My thesis examines police practices used to suppress social protests in Argentina
from the restoration of democracy in 1983 to the present, with a focus
on crimes committed by law enforcement in the context of protest repression
and the state of accountability for those crimes. This research seeks to contribute
by providing a structured legal analysis of protest repression, illustrated
through the most significant cases, with attention to the current state of
accountability and responsibility at both the operational and political levels.
It argues that Argentina fails to protect both the right to protest and the right
to life, not only due to repressive policing but also because of the persistent
lack of accountability. This failure cannot be attributed to a single administration
or political orientation, but rather to a systemic and structural tolerance
for practices rooted in authoritarian logic, concluding that structural changes
are essential if Argentina is to comply with international human rights law
and guarantee these rights.}},
  author       = {{Rodriguez, Carolina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Repression in Democracy: Argentina’s Failure to Protect the Right to Protest Through the Absence of Accountability}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}