Hoover visiting fellow Gabriela Tarazona-Sevillano addresses the question of whether terrorists can be tried in civilian courts using lessons learned from the Shining Path experience in Peru
Hoover visiting fellow Gabriela Tarazona-Sevillano was a criminal affairs prosecuting attorney in Peru and has taught for many years in the United States. She is author of Sendero Luminoso and the Threat of Narcoterrorism. In a lecture at the Stanford Law School on Thursday, February 10, sponsored by the Hoover Archives and the Stanford International Law Society, Tarazona-Sevillano discussed whether military or civilian courts would be best suited for terrorist trials.