In thirteen pages this paper discusses Pinochet and the decision making process of the Spanish Law Lords with regard to the military dictator. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography.
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for the country to abusing the trust in order to maintain their own power. Where atrocities are undertaken by a head of state the perception that this creates devalues society.
There are few who would support the actions of these leaders, one of which was General Augusto Pinochet. When Pinochet faced extradition
proceedings in the UK it appeared there was a chance for justice to be served for all the atrocities he had committed. This has become one of the most controversial
cases in recent history due to the outcome. The case concerned is R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate ex p Pinochet Ugarte. This was the final chapter in a
long running story. To understand the final ruling by the special panel of seven law lords, which supported the findings of the previous ruling, but for different reasons, some background
knowledge is required. General Pinochet, with three other military leaders, supported by the armed forces and the police seized power in September 1973 in Chile (Bindman, 1989). It is
usually when there is a coup such as this and a dictatorship is formed for the perpetrators to given themselves control of the legislature and the judicial system as well
as the government (Bindman, 1989). When general Pinochet entered England in October 1998 he did not consider that he would be called to face international law. General Augusto Pinochet was
arrested and charged with 34 counts of torture including , sexual abuse, electrical shocks, beatings, and threats of rape. Of the 34 specific cases five ended in the death of
the tortured person (BBC News (a), 1999). The hearing which started the proceeding off was prosecuted by Britain acting on behalf of Spain and cited incidents between December 1988 until