Ten years of the Argentine inquiry into Franco-era crimes: what has been achieved?
Laura Íñigo Álvarez and Aintzane Márquez Tejón - 27th October 2020
On 14 April 2010, the Argentinean criminal courts began an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed during the Franco regime. The investigation was initiated under the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows states to claim criminal jurisdiction over an accused person regardless of where the crime was committed or the nationality of the perpetrator […]