Examine the connection between two events, people, organizations, documents, or processes in Argentina’s history during and after the Military Dictatorship and make an argument about how they contributed to the development of an international human rights norm against disappearances. The two parties that you choose should show how they both contributed in terms of Koh’s understanding of the vertical story. Use Koh’s “vertical story” of human rights (pp. 1409 – 1411) as the framework for your argument. Your paper should identify and discuss the category of “key agent” your chosen subjects fall under, and how the interaction between them contributed to the development of a norm against disappearances. Also include a primary document (original) in your analysis. This paper should be an analysis of how both parties contributed in terms of Koh’s framework. There should be a clear introduction of what the paper will talk about. Have a basic thesis or argument that will clarify the reading. Each paragraph should have a topic sentence with solid evidence to support your claims. Moreover, conclude your analysis in the last paragraph. 3 pages, double spaced, 1-inch margins worth of writing. Cite supporting evidence. Use Footnotes or end notes and an end Bibliography/ Citations do not count in your total page count (you can run to 3.5 pages if you use footnotes instead of endnotes). I also will evaluate paragraph structure and the clarity of your sentences in conveying supporting evidence, as well as grammar and typos. this is not an exercise in exhaustive research. The primary purpose is to understand how Koh’s framework applies in a particular context, using supporting evidence from Argentina. The readings for this week, the ESMA and CELS visit, and your research from last week should give you enough material to work with! Essential reading: How Is International Human Rights Law Enforced? Harold Hongju Koh Yale Law Schoo Indiana Law Journal Volume 74 | Issue 4 Article 9 (pp1398-1417) Readings to look at: F.A. “Tex” Harris, “Fighting the ‘Dirty War’ – Argentina 1977” • David Weissbrodt and Maria Luisa Bartolomei, “The Effectiveness of International Human Rights Pressures: the Case of Argentina, 1976 – 83,” Minn. L. Rev. (1990-1991) Jose Zalaquett, “Confronting Human Rights Violations Committed by Former Governments: Principles Applicable and Political Constraints,” State Crimes: Punishment or Pardon (The Justice and Society Program of the Aspen Institute, 1989) • Noga Tarnopolsky, “The Family that Disappeared,” The New Yorker (1999) • Amnesty International, “Argentina: The Military Juntas and Human Rights: Report on the Trial of the Former Junta Members, 1985” (optional) David Kramer and David Weissbrodt, “The 1980 Commission on Human Rights and the Disappeared,” Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Feb. 1981) • Iain Guest, Behind the Disappearances (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990), ch. 7, “A Dangerous Place” Universal Declaration of Human Rights Also look into, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS) which is a human rights association
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