Juicio a las Juntas (Trial of the Juntas)

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Juicio a las Juntas (Trial of the Juntas) was the landmark 1985 Argentine court case that prosecuted the leaders of the last military dictatorship for human rights violations, becoming a global symbol of democratic accountability and transitional justice.

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instanceOf criminal trial ⓘ
human rights trial ⓘ
transitional justice process ⓘ
acquittedPerson Basilio Lami Dozo ⓘ
Jorge Isaac Anaya ⓘ
Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri ⓘ
linked to: Leopoldo Galtieri
alsoKnownAs Juicio a las Juntas Militares ⓘ
Trial of the Juntas ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Argentine Republic ⓘ
linked to: Argentina
assistantProsecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo ⓘ
basedOnReport Nunca Más report ⓘ
charge crimes against humanity ⓘ
forgery of documents ⓘ
illegal deprivation of liberty ⓘ
kidnapping ⓘ
murder ⓘ
robbery ⓘ
torture ⓘ
convictedPerson Armando Lambruschini ⓘ
Emilio Eduardo Massera ⓘ
Jorge Rafael Videla ⓘ
Orlando Ramón Agosti ⓘ
Roberto Eduardo Viola ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
court Cámara Federal en lo Criminal de la Nación ⓘ
defendant Armando Lambruschini ⓘ
Basilio Lami Dozo ⓘ
Emilio Eduardo Massera ⓘ
Jorge Isaac Anaya ⓘ
Jorge Rafael Videla ⓘ
Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri ⓘ
linked to: Leopoldo Galtieri

Orlando Ramón Agosti ⓘ
Roberto Eduardo Viola ⓘ
documentedIn Nunca Más ⓘ
film La historia oficial (contextual era) ⓘ
endDate 1985-12-09 ⓘ
follows CONADEP investigation ⓘ
Proceso de Reorganización Nacional ⓘ
hasPart case against Armando Lambruschini ⓘ
case against Basilio Lami Dozo ⓘ
case against Emilio Eduardo Massera ⓘ
case against Jorge Isaac Anaya ⓘ
case against Jorge Rafael Videla ⓘ
case against Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri ⓘ
case against Orlando Ramón Agosti ⓘ
case against Roberto Eduardo Viola ⓘ
historicalContext Dirty War in Argentina ⓘ
linked to: Dirty War
language Spanish ⓘ
legacy inspired later trials of dictatorship crimes in Argentina ⓘ
referenced in international human rights law discourse ⓘ
legalBasis Argentine Penal Code ⓘ
Decreto 158/83 ⓘ
location Buenos Aires ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage ⓘ
numberOfVictimCasesHeard around 700 ⓘ
numberOfWitnesses over 800 ⓘ
periodAddressed 1976–1983 military dictatorship ⓘ
presidingJudge Alfredo Bisordi ⓘ
Andrés D’Alessio ⓘ
Guillermo Ledesma ⓘ
Jorge Torlasco ⓘ
Jorge Valerga Aráoz ⓘ
León Arslanián ⓘ
Oscar P. Leiva ⓘ
Ricardo Gil Lavedra ⓘ
Ricardo Haro ⓘ
prosecutor Julio César Strassera ⓘ
relatedOrganization CONADEP ⓘ
result historic convictions of military junta leaders ⓘ
significance first major civilian trial of former military rulers for human rights abuses in Latin America ⓘ
landmark in global transitional justice ⓘ
precedent for later international human rights prosecutions ⓘ
symbol of democratic accountability in Argentina ⓘ
startDate 1985-04-22 ⓘ
subjectOf documentary film Juicio a las Juntas (archival recordings) ⓘ
numerous academic studies on transitional justice ⓘ
underPresident Raúl Alfonsín ⓘ
year 1985 ⓘ

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Argentine military dictatorship (National Reorganization Process) → subjectTo → Trial of the Juntas ⓘ
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Dirty War → followedBy → Trial of the Juntas ⓘ
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Juicio a las Juntas → alsoKnownAs → Trial of the Juntas ⓘ
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Juicio a las Juntas → alsoKnownAs → Juicio a las Juntas Militares ⓘ
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Juicio a las Juntas → hasPart → case against Jorge Rafael Videla ⓘ
linked to: Juicio a las Juntas (Trial of the Juntas)
CONADEP → influenced → Trial of the Juntas ⓘ
subject linked to: CONADEP truth commission
linked to: Juicio a las Juntas (Trial of the Juntas)
CONADEP → usedAsEvidenceIn → Trial of the Juntas ⓘ
subject linked to: CONADEP truth commission
linked to: Juicio a las Juntas (Trial of the Juntas)