Garzón on Trial

April 29, 2010 | This article appeared in the May 17, 2010 edition of The Nation.

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Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón has revolutionized international law--and now faces a suspension that could end his career.

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Geoff Pingree

Geoff Pingree is a writer, photographer, filmmaker and professor of cinema studies at Oberlin College.

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