Gates Public Service Law Speaker Series: The Honorable Baltasar Garzon
February 23, 6:00 p.m., co-sponsored by: UW History Dept and Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies presented: "Human Rights and Historical Memory." Honorable Baltasar Garzón, Spanish Investigating Judge.
Baltasar Garzón is one of the six investigating judges for Spain’s National Court. His function is to investigate the cases that are assigned to him by the court, gathering evidence and evaluating whether the case should be brought to trial. He does not try the cases himself.
Garzón rose to prominence as international figure with his indictment of leaders of the former Chilean military junta, including dictator Augusto Pinochet, on charges of genocide, terrorism and torture during 1976-1983 dictatorship.
Garzón has also played a key role in indicting suspected Basque terrorists. In 2000, he ordered the arrest of members of Ekin, an organization seen as the successor of KAS.
For more about the Gates Public Service Law Program see: http://www.law.washington.edu/GatesScholar/Default.aspx
Read MoreBaltasar Garzón is one of the six investigating judges for Spain’s National Court. His function is to investigate the cases that are assigned to him by the court, gathering evidence and evaluating whether the case should be brought to trial. He does not try the cases himself.
Garzón rose to prominence as international figure with his indictment of leaders of the former Chilean military junta, including dictator Augusto Pinochet, on charges of genocide, terrorism and torture during 1976-1983 dictatorship.
Garzón has also played a key role in indicting suspected Basque terrorists. In 2000, he ordered the arrest of members of Ekin, an organization seen as the successor of KAS.
For more about the Gates Public Service Law Program see: http://www.law.washington.edu/GatesScholar/Default.aspx
