The Dna Of Constitutional Justice In Latin America

Author : Daniel M. Brinks
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316832600
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The DNA of Constitutional Justice in Latin America written by Daniel M. Brinks and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent times there has been a dramatic change in the nature and scope of constitutional justice systems in the global south. New or reformed constitutions have proliferated, protecting social, economic, and political rights. While constitutional courts in Latin America have traditionally been used as ways to limit power and preserve the status quo, the evidence shows that they are evolving into a functioning part of contemporary politics and a central component of a system of constitutional justice. This book lays bare the political roots of this transformation, outlining a new way to understand judicial design and the very purpose of constitutional justice. Authors Daniel M. Brinks and Abby Blass use case studies drawn from nineteen Latin American countries over forty years to reveal the ideas behind the new systems of constitutional justice. They show how constitutional designers entrust their hopes and fears to dynamic governance systems, in hopes of directing the development of constitutional meaning over time.

Author : Sandra Botero
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009098349
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Limits of Judicialization written by Sandra Botero and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizing case studies of seven Latin American countries, this book reassesses the role of legal institutions in the politics of the region.

Author : Juan F. Gonzalez-Bertomeu
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317026209
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Latin American Casebook written by Juan F. Gonzalez-Bertomeu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally relegated because of political pressure and public expectations, courts in Latin America are increasingly asserting a stronger role in public and political discussions. This casebook takes account of this phenomenon, by offering a rigorous and up-to-date discussion of constitutional adjudication in Latin America in recent decades. Bringing to the forefront the development of constitutional law by Latin American courts in various subject matters, the volume aims to highlight a host of creative arguments and solutions that judges in the region have offered. The authors review and discuss innovative case law in light of the countries’ social, political and legal context. Each chapter is devoted to a discussion of a particular area of judicial review, from freedom of expression to social and economic rights, from the internalization of human rights law to judicial checks on the economy, from gender and reproductive rights to transitional justice. The book thus provides a very useful tool to scholars, students and litigants alike.

Author : Rosalind Dixon
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785369210
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparative Constitutional Law in Latin America written by Rosalind Dixon and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides unique insights into the practice of democratic constitutionalism in one of the world’s most legally and politically significant regions. It combines contributions from leading Latin American and global scholars to provide ‘bottom up’ and ‘top down’ insights about the lessons to be drawn from the distinctive constitutional experiences of countries in Latin America. In doing so, it also draws on a rich array of legal and interdisciplinary perspectives. Ultimately, it shows both the promise of democratic constitutions as a vehicle for social, economic and political change, and the variation in the actual constitutional experiences of different countries on the ground – or the limits to constitutions as a locus for broader social change.

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ISBN 13 : 9781315556291
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Latin American Casebook written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Manuel Eduardo Góngora Mera
Publisher : Manuel Eduardo Gongora-Mera
ISBN 13 : 9968611670
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inter-American Judicial Constitutionalism written by Manuel Eduardo Góngora Mera and published by Manuel Eduardo Gongora-Mera. This book was released on 2011 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gretchen Helmke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139497162
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Courts in Latin America written by Gretchen Helmke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-17 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To what extent do courts in Latin America protect individual rights and limit governments? This volume answers these fundamental questions by bringing together today's leading scholars of judicial politics. Drawing on examples from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica and Bolivia, the authors demonstrate that there is widespread variation in the performance of Latin America's constitutional courts. In accounting for this variation, the contributors push forward ongoing debates about what motivates judges; whether institutions, partisan politics and public support shape inter-branch relations; and the importance of judicial attitudes and legal culture. The authors deploy a range of methods, including qualitative case studies, paired country comparisons, statistical analysis and game theory.

Author : Maria Dakolias
Publisher : Hoover Press
ISBN 13 : 9780817957032
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judicial reform in Latin America written by Maria Dakolias and published by Hoover Press. This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essay on the need for a well functioning judiciary system in Latin America.

Author : Jeffrey Davis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521514363
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeking Human Rights Justice in Latin America written by Jeffrey Davis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies how victims of human rights violations in Latin America, their families, and their advocates work to overcome entrenched impunity and seek legal justice. Their struggles show that legal justice is a multifaceted process, the overarching purpose of which is to restore human dignity and prevent further violence. Uncovering, revealing, and proving the truth are essential elements of legal justice, and are also powerful tools to activate the process. When faced with stubborn impunity at home, victims, families, and advocates can carry on their work for legal justice by bringing cases in courts in other countries or in the Inter-American human rights system. These extra-territorial courts can jumpstart the process of legal justice at home. Seeking Human Rights Justice in Latin America examines the political and legal struggle through the lens of the human story at the heart of these cases.

Author : Richard Albert
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509923527
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constitutional Change and Transformation in Latin America written by Richard Albert and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past 30 years, Latin America has lived through an intense period of constitutional change. Some reforms have been limited in their design and impact, while others have been far-reaching transformations to basic structural features and fundamental rights. Scholars interested in the law and politics of constitutional change in Latin America are turning increasingly to comparative methodologies to expose the nature and scope of these changes, to uncover the motivations of political actors, to theorise how better to execute the procedures of constitutional reform, and to assess whether there should be any limitations on the power of constitutional amendment. In this collection, leading and emerging voices in Latin American constitutionalism explore the complexity of the vast topography of constitutional developments, experiments and perspectives in the region. This volume offers a deep understanding of modern constitutional change in Latin America and evaluates its implications for constitutionalism, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.