El pulso latente entre la protección de los derechos humanos y la acción exterior de los Estadosidealismo vs. real politik en la lucha internacional contra la impunidad
- Bermejo García, Romualdo 1
- Castresana Fernández, Carlos 2
- Esteve Moltó, José Elías 3
- Marullo, María Chiara 4
- Parejo Sousa, Maite 5
- Vanyó Vicedo, Raquel 3
- 1 Universidad de León, España
- 2 Fiscal de Tribunal de Cuentas, España
- 3 Universitat de València, España
- 4 Universitat Jaume I, España
- 5 Socia del despacho de abogados MAIO Legal, España
ISSN: 2618-303X
Year of publication: 2022
Issue Title: Revista Electrónica de Derecho Internacional Contemporáneo
Volume: 5
Issue: 5
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Electrónica de Derecho Internacional Contemporáneo: REDIC
Abstract
The international society constantly shows us that the struggle between the protection of human rights and States' foreign actions is always latent. This struggle also affects the realm involved in the international fight against impunity in such few cases where political pragmatism has become part of a criminal process. Evidently, the quest for international responsibility is still a rare exception, as only a limited number of cases reach the courts, given that there are countless obstacles before justice can be served when it comes to securing a State’s national interests and safety. In the face of this scenario in which there has been a setback in the procedural guarantees affecting human rights and international standards, we take advantage of today’s context to revive an old debate revolving around the following question: To what extent does a State’s foreign policy condition the prosecution of international crimes? This seemingly rhetorical question directly challenges the pillars on which our system traditionally rests, though, and it is precisely there where the true debate lies.
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