Pinochet extradition case

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:affects international human rights law
gptkbp:arrested gptkb:London
gptkbp:arrested_at gptkb:The_London_Clinic
gptkbp:arrested_on 16 October 1998
gptkbp:beganIn 1998
gptkbp:defense_argued sovereign immunity
gptkbp:endDate March 2000
gptkbp:extradition_requested_by gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:extradition_requested_for gptkb:murder
kidnapping
crimes against humanity
torture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pinochet extradition case
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Augusto_Pinochet
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:legal_proceedings_held_at gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:prosecution_argued no immunity for crimes against humanity
gptkbp:resultedIn Pinochet's release on medical grounds
legal precedent on universal jurisdiction
gptkbp:significance first time a former head of state was arrested on human rights charges by another country
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clare_Montgomery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7