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53 Tex. Int'l L. J. 77 (2018)
After Repeal of El Salvador's Amnesty Law: Next Steps in Justice and Accountability

handle is hein.journals/tilj53 and id is 89 raw text is: After Repeal of El Salvador's Amnesty Law: Next Steps in Justice and Accountability Nadia Hajji TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................... 77 INTRODUCTION .................................................. 78 I. BACKGROUND .................................................... 78 A. The Civil War................................... 79 B. Peace Process and Truth Commission ........................ 82 C. Amnesty Law .......................... ...... ........... 84 D. Repeal of Amnesty Law.................................... 87 E. Obligation to Prosecute. ................................... 88 II. CAPACITY TO PROSECUTE .................................. ..... 90 A. Consolidating Trials into Mega-Trials......................... 91 B. Prioritizing Cases: Prosecutorial Discretion .................... 96 1. Overview of Prosecutorial Discretion ........... ......... 96 2. Identifying the Most Responsible Actors.............. ..... 97 3. Alternative Punishment ........................ ..... 99 4. Risks and Application to El Salvador ................... 100 C. Private Prosecution ......................................... 102 III. IMPLICATIONS OF PROSECUTION EFFORTS .................... 106 CONCLUSION ........................................ ........... 108 77 * Nadia Hajji is a J.D. candidate at the Emory University School of Law.

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