«Human Rights Under Democracy

Study Questions for Brinks on police killings

1. What are the two jobs the justice system has to accomplish to effectively respond to rights violations?
2. What is the principal failure in routine policing cases (in São Paulo, for example)?
3. What is the principal failure in Salvador and the "violent victim" cases?
4. What kinds of failures are common in Buenos Aires? What cases get more attention (and a stricter rule of decision) from the courts in Buenos Aires?
5. How well do the courts in Uruguay respond?
6. How is the process in Córdoba similar to the process in São Paulo?
7. If you were going to try to "fix" the courts so you get more effective response, where would you concentrate your attention? What would you do first?