The complaints were originally filed to pursue reparations for crimes committed against the deaths of Spanish citizens in Chile and Argentina under Pinochet's rule, but was broadened to include all the crimes of the regime. ... According to International Human Rights and Authoritarian Rule in Chile by Darren G. ... After extensive deliberations and speculation into international law, the majority (nine of twelve) ruled that Pinochet was not protected by diplomatic immunity and could be extradited to Spain to stand trial for crimes committed against humanity. ... The wording and Chile&#x...

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The use of mercenaries has been historically a constant phenomenon till almost the end of the XX century, when their activities were criminalized by the international community. Parallel to that phenomenon European States, during their colonial expansion over all continents, authorized two other forms of similar violence by non state actors: the corsairs and the colonial merchant companies, such as the East India Company or the Hudson Bay Company. At the threshold of the XXI century we are witnessing a similar phenomenon. Although mercenaries have not completely disappeared "private milit...

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